⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their nine
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 5:16 · MIN 63-57 NY
- Ties it
Gary Trent made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
Q4 2:53 · MIN 83-83 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Lost Ball. Stolen by Shandon Anderson.
Q4 3:43 · MIN 81-79 NY
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Lost Ball. Stolen by Kurt Thomas.
Q4 3:12 · MIN 81-81 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 3:58 · MIN 31-43 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:05 · MIN 80-79 NY
- Winner
Allan Houston made 13 ft Jumper.
Q4 1:49 · MIN 83-85 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Charlie Ward missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · MIN 88-92 NY
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
