⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 12 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
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bucks 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:41 · MIN 29-30 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 4:39 · MIN 69-74 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 10:03 · MIN 86-85 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:48 · MIN 90-88 MIL
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Turnover
Q4 0:03 · MIN 103-97 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:37 · MIN 12-22 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 6:09 · MIN 37-41 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 6:56 · MIN 58-74 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:47 · MIN 97-93 MIL
- Turnover
Maurice Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 0:04 · MIN 103-97 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
