⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:07 · MIN 15-4 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 3:33 · MIN 29-10 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 8:04 · MIN 64-49 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q3 8:45 · MIN 64-40 NY
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q3 5:37 · MIN 68-51 NY
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
