⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 22 from three- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brian Cardinal bad pass
Q4 1:58 · MIN 102-94 CHA
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes lost ball
Q4 0:57 · MIN 104-98 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Steal
Boris Diaw stole it from Ryan Gomes
Q4 0:57 · MIN 104-98 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin bad pass
Q4 3:39 · MIN 99-92 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
