⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 18-8 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:51 · MIN 9-4 MIL
- Lead
Rashad McCants hit a two point shot
OT 4:16 · MIN 96-94 MIL
- Winner
Randy Foye hit a driving layup
OT 3:47 · MIN 98-97 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Richard offensive foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)
Q4 2:14 · MIN 90-92 MIL
- Turnover
Chris Richard turnover
Q4 2:14 · MIN 90-92 MIL
- Turnover
Michael Doleac offensive goaltending
OT 4:47 · MIN 94-94 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 5:05 · MIN 39-47 MIL
- Ties it
Ramon Sessions hit a driving layup
OT 4:03 · MIN 96-96 MIL
- Lead
Ramon Sessions hit a free throw 1 of 1
OT 4:03 · MIN 96-97 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva turnover
Q4 2:00 · MIN 90-92 MIL
- Turnover
Bobby Simmons bad pass
Q4 0:43 · MIN 92-94 MIL
- Turnover
Desmond Mason bad pass
Q4 0:04 · MIN 94-94 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
