⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 7:41 · MIN 42-34 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair turnover
Q4 4:58 · MIN 83-85 WSH
- Turnover
Al Jefferson bad pass
Q4 4:18 · MIN 83-89 WSH
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:51 · MIN 83-91 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 5:00 · MIN 15-26 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 5:13 · MIN 83-91 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 3:33 · MIN 84-99 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:05 · MIN 83-91 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
