⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 5:28 · MIN 48-34 CHA
- Steal
Mark Blount stole it from Emeka Okafor
Q4 1:54 · MIN 90-95 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:02 · MIN 30-26 CHA
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett 3 second
Q4 4:35 · MIN 88-87 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:28 · MIN 78-74 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 4:50 · MIN 88-95 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor lost ball
Q4 1:54 · MIN 90-95 CHA
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIN 95-99 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
