⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 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
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 10
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 5:43 · MIN 24-10 NY
- Steal
Ricky Davis stole it from Stephon Marbury
Q4 1:47 · MIN 91-87 NY
- Steal
Anthony Carter stole it from Jackie Butler
Q4 0:02 · MIN 96-94 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIN 93-90 NY
- Missed FT
Marcus Banks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MIN 95-92 NY
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIN 95-94 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q2 1:36 · MIN 55-38 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 0:39 · MIN 80-66 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:48 · MIN 91-87 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury lost ball
Q4 1:47 · MIN 91-87 NY
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · MIN 93-90 NY
- Turnover
Jackie Butler lost ball
Q4 0:02 · MIN 96-94 NY
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 40 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
