⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 0:06 · CHI 73-72 MIN
- Steal
Tyrus Thomas stole it from Mike Miller
Q4 1:45 · CHI 84-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni offensive foul (Mike Miller draws the foul)
Q4 2:24 · CHI 84-87 MIN
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni turnover
Q4 2:24 · CHI 84-87 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 10:29 · CHI 19-32 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson traveling
Q4 4:46 · CHI 77-81 MIN
- Turnover
Mike Miller lost ball
Q4 1:45 · CHI 84-90 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 14 | Blocks | 5 |
