⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 21-6 off them- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 2
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 6:54 · MIN 63-47 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Olowokandi Double Technical Foul. Kenny Thomas gains possession.
Q2 0:55 · MIN 43-35 PHI
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:42 · MIN 81-78 PHI
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · MIN 86-84 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:41 · MIN 65-62 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Jackson Bad Pass
Q4 0:15 · MIN 87-84 PHI
- Turnover
Willie Green Lost Ball. Stolen by Anthony Carter.
Q4 0:06 · MIN 89-84 PHI
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
