⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:07 · ATL 26-30 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 1:54 · ATL 78-76 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Stewart Offensive Foul. His 7th Personal Foul.
Q4 1:44 · ATL 97-94 MIN
- Turnover
Michael Stewart Turnover
Q4 1:44 · ATL 97-94 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 8:57 · ATL 61-70 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
