⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:21 · MIN 17-5 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 11:32 · MIN 40-16 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Peeler missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:45 · MIN 89-83 NY
- Missed FT
Anthony Peeler missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · MIN 92-88 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 9:03 · MIN 62-45 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:34 · MIN 78-70 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Clarence Weatherspoon Bad Pass
Q4 0:25 · MIN 95-88 NY
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
