⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 10:15 · MIN 14-3 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 2:31 · MIN 52-36 NO
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Bad Pass
Q4 0:23 · MIN 103-95 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:49 · MIN 101-93 NO
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:17 · MIN 103-95 NO
- Turnover
Bostjan Nachbar Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 0:48 · MIN 103-95 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
