⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL 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 Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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 from level to 12 points up
Q1 7:43 · MIN 18-6 ATL
- Steal
Antoine Walker stole it from Josh Smith
Q4 1:06 · MIN 85-91 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes bad pass
Q4 4:24 · MIN 78-85 ATL
- Turnover
Antoine Walker turnover
Q4 1:27 · MIN 85-91 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q4 8:11 · MIN 78-87 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith lost ball
Q4 1:06 · MIN 85-91 ATL
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIN 87-93 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
