⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 32-12 off them
- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 36
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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 3:18 · MIN 85-110 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:24 · MIN 51-67 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
