⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 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
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:34 · MIN 84-81 MIL
- Missed FT
Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · MIN 89-85 MIL
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · MIN 94-89 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Erick Strickland Bad Pass. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 3:19 · MIN 85-81 MIL
- Turnover
Michael Redd Bad Pass. Stolen by Mark Madsen.
Q4 0:33 · MIN 90-85 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
