⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second 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 Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
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 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:31 · MIN 18-11 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 0:52 · MIN 30-16 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 3:42 · MIN 46-27 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
