⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 11
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 36
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 6:11 · MIN 16-13 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:53 · MIN 79-79 MIL
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Andrew Bogut
Q4 2:47 · MIN 102-104 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Blount double technical foul
Q3 10:22 · MIN 56-62 MIL
- Missed FT
Mark Blount misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · MIN 99-102 MIL
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:42 · MIN 102-104 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses technical free throw
Q4 5:54 · MIN 96-96 MIL
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut lost ball
Q4 2:47 · MIN 102-104 MIL
- Missed FT
Andrew Bogut misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 107-113 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
