⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 12 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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 28-8 off them- A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:39 · MIN 83-87 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 2:18 · MIN 93-91 BKN
- Winner
Damien Wilkins hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · MIN 95-93 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:06 · MIN 87-91 BKN
- Missed FT
Jonny Flynn misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIN 92-91 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Ties it
Devin Harris hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:18 · MIN 93-93 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yi Jianlian lane violation
Q4 1:47 · MIN 95-93 BKN
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · MIN 88-91 BKN
- Turnover
Yi Jianlian lost ball
Q4 0:41 · MIN 90-91 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 0 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
