⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their nine
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 1:58 · WSH 46-41 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 10:56 · WSH 54-43 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 4:26 · WSH 86-74 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:26 · WSH 79-74 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:37 · WSH 0-12 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 4:26 · WSH 11-28 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:12 · WSH 79-74 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Davis lost ball
Q4 2:42 · WSH 82-74 MIN
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
