⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 7 in the second quarter
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 7
Q2 9:48 · MIN 38-45 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 4:48 · MIN 57-52 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 5:37 · MIN 84-68 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up
Q1 10:08 · MIN 4-20 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
