⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 29-16 off them
- A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
- Made four threes to their ten
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:59 · CHA 22-18 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:32 · CHA 92-94 MIN
- Turnover
Matt Carroll bad pass
Q4 1:28 · CHA 94-99 MIN
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 0:03 · CHA 96-102 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 4:24 · CHA 53-42 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q4 11:14 · CHA 80-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:57 · CHA 92-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · CHA 94-97 MIN
- Turnover
Randy Foye turnover
Q4 0:41 · CHA 94-99 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
