⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their fourteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 9:51 · MIN 87-81 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett inbound
Q4 4:33 · MIN 93-85 BKN
- Turnover
Mark Blount lost ball
Q4 1:02 · MIN 103-96 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:03 · MIN 54-63 BKN
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Mark Blount
Q4 1:02 · MIN 103-96 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd turnover
Q4 4:58 · MIN 91-85 BKN
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
Q4 4:33 · MIN 93-85 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
