⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:35 · MIN 37-36 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Randy Foye offensive foul (Andray Blatche draws the foul)
Q4 0:57 · MIN 95-90 WSH
- Turnover
Randy Foye turnover
Q4 0:57 · MIN 95-90 WSH
- Missed FT
Mark Blount misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIN 95-93 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:03 · MIN 58-58 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson offensive foul (Mark Blount draws the foul)
Q4 3:42 · MIN 88-82 WSH
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson turnover
Q4 3:42 · MIN 88-82 WSH
- Missed FT
Darius Songaila misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MIN 97-93 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
