⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 2:49 · MIN 28-17 IND
- Steal
Eddie Griffin stole it from Danny Granger
Q4 0:10 · MIN 88-85 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie Griffin lost ball
Q4 0:10 · MIN 88-85 IND
- Turnover
Eddie Griffin bad pass
Q4 0:09 · MIN 88-85 IND
- Missed FT
Eddie Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIN 88-85 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Danny Granger stole it from Eddie Griffin
Q4 0:10 · MIN 88-85 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jeff Foster flagrant foul type 1 (Mark Madsen draws the foul)
Q3 1:20 · MIN 65-54 IND
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:48 · MIN 80-73 IND
- Turnover
Danny Granger lost ball
Q4 0:10 · MIN 88-85 IND
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 0 | Threes made | 5 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
