⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 32-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 35 fast break points to 5
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 8:41 · NO 13-9 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 3:44 · NO 30-20 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
