⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30- Made two threes to their nine
- They shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:07 · BKN 90-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris bad pass
Q4 1:54 · BKN 93-94 MIN
- Turnover
Keyon Dooling traveling
Q4 1:40 · BKN 93-95 MIN
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · BKN 97-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 0:16 · BKN 74-82 MIN
- Steal
Jonny Flynn stole it from Devin Harris
Q4 1:54 · BKN 93-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jonny Flynn misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · BKN 93-94 MIN
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
