⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 23 from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Randy Foye offensive foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)
Q4 3:36 · MIN 82-86 NO
- Turnover
Randy Foye lost ball
Q4 1:52 · MIN 85-89 NO
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MIN 85-92 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 6:11 · MIN 13-15 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 0:31 · MIN 57-58 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 6:28 · MIN 67-68 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jannero Pargo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIN 86-92 NO
- Missed FT
Rasual Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIN 88-93 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIN 94-95 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
