⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q4 2:01 · MIN 88-105 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 7:43 · MIN 30-45 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
