⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen- A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 54
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q3 0:25 · MIN 78-76 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · MIN 89-86 NO
- Turnover
Mark Blount lost ball
Q4 2:10 · MIN 90-88 NO
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:28 · MIN 93-97 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q3 7:05 · MIN 57-64 NO
- Winner
Kirk Snyder hit a 25-foot three jumper, Speedy Claxton with the assist
Q4 1:31 · MIN 90-93 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 2:17 · MIN 90-95 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MIN 94-100 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 80% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
