⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:56 · WSH 12-5 MIN
- Winner
Gilbert Arenas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · WSH 115-114 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 1:39 · WSH 117-114 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:12 · WSH 112-114 MIN
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · WSH 115-114 MIN
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · WSH 115-114 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Olowokandi Technical Foul. Olowokandi's 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 8:33 · WSH 37-28 MIN
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Bad Pass
Q4 1:23 · WSH 111-114 MIN
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
