⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 6:46 · MIN 19-15 NO
- Winner
Sam Cassell made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 1:47 · MIN 91-90 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 2:34 · MIN 96-90 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mark Madsen Traveling
Q4 4:56 · MIN 85-84 NO
- Turnover
Fred Hoiberg Lost Ball. Stolen by Stacey Augmon.
Q4 4:24 · MIN 85-86 NO
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:18 · MIN 95-90 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:09 · MIN 19-23 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
Q1 0:31 · MIN 25-25 NO
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:22 · MIN 85-86 NO
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Double Dribble
Q4 1:12 · MIN 91-90 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
