⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 48
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:21 · NY 57-63 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 11:36 · NY 84-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses technical free throw
Q1 0:03 · NY 30-25 MIN
- Technical
Nate Robinson double technical foul
Q2 6:22 · NY 41-45 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:07 · NY 15-17 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 6:39 · NY 41-53 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 7:20 · NY 64-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Craig Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:03 · NY 30-25 MIN
- Technical
Rashad McCants technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:01 · NY 38-43 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
