⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:01 · MIN 36-33 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · MIN 92-86 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andres Nocioni misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:07 · MIN 86-79 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
