⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36- Went cold from three, two of twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 5:50 · MIN 27-14 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Radoslav Nesterovic Backcourt
Q4 3:15 · MIN 62-66 BKN
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 1:31 · MIN 62-66 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 10:18 · MIN 55-57 BKN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jason Collins Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 7:18 · MIN 12-12 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
