⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:05 · MIN 85-94 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 3:58 · MIN 65-73 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q4 10:30 · MIN 77-94 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
