⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31- A 14-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 31 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 6:56 · NY 26-44 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 31
Q3 9:26 · NY 41-72 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Joe Smith Technical Foul
Q3 0:55 · NY 46-80 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
