⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 21
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 7:50 · MIN 65-51 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 9:52 · MIN 25-29 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:22 · MIN 14-22 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 35 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
