⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks 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.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddy Curry offensive foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
Q4 3:41 · NY 83-91 MIN
- Turnover
Eddy Curry offensive foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
Q4 2:40 · NY 85-91 MIN
- Turnover
Eddy Curry turnover
Q4 2:40 · NY 85-91 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:07 · NY 2-11 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Craig Smith 3 second
Q4 2:58 · NY 85-91 MIN
- Turnover
Craig Smith 3 second
Q4 1:08 · NY 90-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · NY 94-97 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
