⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 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
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 8:52 · MIN 60-59 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 8:53 · MIN 87-71 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q1 7:07 · MIN 11-25 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Primoz Brezec Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 3:03 · MIN 36-40 CHA
- Technical
Keith Bogans Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 7:50 · MIN 83-71 CHA
- Technical
Gerald Wallace Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 3:29 · MIN 93-81 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
