⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BKN 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 Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 16-4 off them
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:59 · MIN 17-21 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 8:18 · MIN 30-25 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 9:14 · MIN 52-40 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Offensive Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.
Q4 1:15 · MIN 77-69 BKN
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Turnover
Q4 1:15 · MIN 77-69 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 7:28 · MIN 5-19 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:00 · MIN 77-71 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:38 · MIN 40-35 BKN
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 0:51 · MIN 79-71 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
