⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve- Burned in transition, 1 fast break points to 16
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:13 · NO 99-97 MIN
- Missed FT
David West missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:13 · NO 99-97 MIN
- Turnover
Dan Dickau Bad Pass. Stolen by Wally Szczerbiak.
Q4 0:42 · NO 99-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Winner
Anthony Carter made driving layup.
Q4 0:29 · NO 99-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:00 · NO 95-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Carter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:54 · NO 99-97 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
