⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 6
- Went cold from three, one of eleven
- Lost the glass, 19 rebounds to 30
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 8:17 · ATL 17-5 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:07 · ATL 69-69 MIN
- Winner
Joe Johnson hit a 22-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · ATL 90-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · ATL 83-80 MIN
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · ATL 85-85 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:27 · ATL 53-49 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 2:50 · ATL 61-69 MIN
- Go-ahead
Marko Jaric hit a layup, Corey Brewer with the assist
Q4 0:20 · ATL 86-87 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:58 · ATL 80-78 MIN
- Turnover
Craig Smith traveling
Q4 2:55 · ATL 82-80 MIN
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:36 · ATL 83-83 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 83 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
