⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of thirteen from three- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 26
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 10:29 · MIN 14-4 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 5:15 · MIN 82-76 ATL
- Winner
Trenton Hassell hit a 4-foot jumper
Q4 0:01 · MIN 84-83 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashad McCants bad pass
Q4 3:53 · MIN 78-76 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:53 · MIN 82-77 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Joe Johnson hit a running jumper
Q4 0:17 · MIN 82-83 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington traveling
Q4 5:00 · MIN 76-76 ATL
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · MIN 82-76 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
