⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, nine of fifteen from three
- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 28
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lee Nailon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:27 · NO 83-90 MIN
- Missed FT
Jamal Mashburn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:58 · NO 84-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:21 · NO 86-92 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 11:37 · NO 71-76 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamaal Magloire.
Q4 2:37 · NO 84-92 MIN
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Traveling
Q4 2:10 · NO 84-92 MIN
- Turnover
Joe Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Bryce Drew.
Q4 1:30 · NO 86-92 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
