⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 27
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:37 · MIN 19-13 WSH
- Go-ahead
Kendall Gill made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 2:45 · MIN 83-82 WSH
- Winner
Kendall Gill made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:30 · MIN 85-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Troy Hudson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · MIN 87-84 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 6:35 · MIN 35-39 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 5:18 · MIN 55-71 WSH
- Lead
Jerry Stackhouse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:35 · MIN 83-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Etan Thomas Technical Foul
Q3 9:00 · MIN 47-58 WSH
- Turnover
Kwame Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Trent.
Q4 1:55 · MIN 83-84 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
