⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39- Made three threes to their nine
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:00 · PHI 42-44 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 0:44 · PHI 81-83 MIN
- Turnover
Allen Iverson bad pass
OT 4:39 · PHI 83-85 MIN
- Turnover
Allen Iverson bad pass
OT 2:00 · PHI 88-89 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:50 · PHI 13-20 MIN
- Winner
Wally Szczerbiak hit a 27-foot three jumper
Q4 0:54 · PHI 81-83 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q4 3:31 · PHI 81-85 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:12 · PHI 88-89 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:12 · PHI 88-89 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
