⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 17-0 run took them from 13 down to 4 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:28 · MIN 23-19 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 11:27 · MIN 39-26 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 8:02 · MIN 84-77 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Offensive Foul. Joe Smith gains possession.
Q4 1:28 · MIN 96-88 MIL
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Offensive Foul. Maurice Williams gains possession.
Q4 0:36 · MIN 96-91 MIL
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Turnover
Q4 0:36 · MIN 96-91 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:15 · MIN 8-15 MIL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 13 down to 4 up
Q2 7:58 · MIN 39-43 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 6:18 · MIN 56-64 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
T.J. Ford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:52 · MIN 96-90 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
