⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 5:39 · CHA 28-12 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 6:46 · CHA 81-67 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 1:25 · CHA 118-113 MIN
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · CHA 120-119 MIN
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · CHA 120-119 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Greg Buckner stole it from Raymond Felton
Q4 1:25 · CHA 118-113 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greg Buckner bad pass
Q4 3:05 · CHA 116-111 MIN
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:54 · CHA 120-117 MIN
- Turnover
Randy Foye bad pass
Q4 0:01 · CHA 120-119 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
