⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Shot well above their usual, seven of fourteen from three
- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:50 · CHA 62-56 MIN
- Turnover
Bernard Robinson turnover
Q4 1:00 · CHA 91-88 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 10:30 · CHA 27-32 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 7:52 · CHA 77-83 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis lost ball
Q4 4:48 · CHA 82-83 MIN
- Missed FT
Trenton Hassell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · CHA 93-90 MIN
- Missed FT
Trenton Hassell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · CHA 93-90 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
