⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 31
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 6 down to 4 up
Q2 10:56 · MIN 33-29 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 3:24 · MIN 54-36 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:30 · MIN 85-80 NO
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:19 · MIN 86-80 NO
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · MIN 94-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:18 · MIN 12-20 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:19 · MIN 56-53 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:09 · MIN 63-65 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 1:34 · MIN 88-83 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
