⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
0Q130-25
+3Q226-21
+14Q337-20
-2Q426-29
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 31- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second quarter
Key battles
14Offensive rebounds3
43Assists20
64%Three-point accuracy36%
64Rebounds35
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 4:43 · MIN 51-41 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 43 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
