⏱️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
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:49 · NY 69-74 MIN
- Steal
Quentin Richardson stole it from Trenton Hassell
Q4 1:54 · NY 86-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamal Crawford double technical foul
Q3 4:48 · NY 53-72 MIN
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 1:13 · NY 88-92 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 3:29 · NY 19-25 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 10:56 · NY 48-62 MIN
- Steal
Wally Szczerbiak stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 1:13 · NY 88-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trenton Hassell lost ball
Q4 1:54 · NY 86-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · NY 90-95 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
