⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:03 · NO 4-13 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 2:23 · NO 16-25 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson offensive goaltending
Q4 1:36 · NO 86-93 MIN
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · NO 89-97 MIN
- Missed FT
Marko Jaric misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · NO 94-102 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
