⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of ten from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up
Q1 9:48 · MIN 22-7 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q2 1:54 · MIN 61-36 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Loren Woods missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:16 · MIN 101-93 ORL
- Turnover
Kendall Gill Offensive Foul
Q4 3:15 · MIN 101-96 ORL
- Turnover
Kendall Gill Foul
Q4 3:15 · MIN 101-96 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q3 10:15 · MIN 71-59 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:33 · MIN 80-73 ORL
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 3:32 · MIN 101-96 ORL
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Offensive Foul
Q4 0:35 · MIN 109-103 ORL
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Foul
Q4 0:35 · MIN 109-103 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 70% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
