⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:55 · NO 47-49 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 4:05 · NO 70-63 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor offensive foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)
Q4 0:32 · NO 96-89 MIN
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor turnover
Q4 0:32 · NO 96-89 MIN
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · NO 96-89 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 10:06 · NO 25-34 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Hollins traveling
Q4 4:16 · NO 87-79 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)
Q4 2:31 · NO 92-84 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love turnover
Q4 2:31 · NO 92-84 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
