⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- Lead
Baron Davis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Q4 2:31 · NO 86-83 MIN
- Lead
Jamaal Magloire made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:28 · NO 88-87 MIN
- Ties it
Jamaal Magloire made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:48 · NO 89-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Magloire Technical Foul
Q1 2:50 · NO 20-15 MIN
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:48 · NO 88-89 MIN
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass
Q4 0:08 · NO 89-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Sam Cassell made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
Q4 2:53 · NO 83-83 MIN
- Go-ahead
Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:44 · NO 86-87 MIN
- Winner
Fred Hoiberg made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:31 · NO 89-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by P.J. Brown.
Q4 3:47 · NO 81-80 MIN
- Turnover
Fred Hoiberg Bad Pass. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 3:10 · NO 81-80 MIN
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · NO 89-94 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
