⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 2:14 · WSH 29-17 MIN
- Steal
DeShawn Stevenson stole it from Ricky Davis
Q4 1:30 · WSH 106-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas lost ball
Q4 1:47 · WSH 104-96 MIN
- Turnover
Caron Butler offensive foul (Randy Foye draws the foul)
Q4 1:27 · WSH 106-98 MIN
- Turnover
Caron Butler turnover
Q4 1:27 · WSH 106-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:00 · WSH 98-92 MIN
- Steal
Mike James stole it from Gilbert Arenas
Q4 1:47 · WSH 104-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:20 · WSH 91-81 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Davis lost ball
Q4 1:30 · WSH 106-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
