⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 29-4 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
- A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18 in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 11:37 · CHA 30-24 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 3:58 · CHA 64-60 MIN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18
Q4 2:59 · CHA 97-79 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace Double Dribble
Q4 3:33 · CHA 82-79 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q3 9:22 · CHA 48-56 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Olowokandi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:47 · CHA 82-78 MIN
- Turnover
Eddie Griffin Bad Pass. Stolen by Gerald Wallace.
Q4 2:17 · CHA 87-79 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
