⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bulls 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 2:06 · CHI 62-72 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 8:08 · CHI 26-35 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 10:30 · CHI 42-63 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · CHI 81-89 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
