⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 27 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 26 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 24 from three
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 2:12 · ATL 31-19 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q4 6:50 · ATL 48-33 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
