⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 45
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:26 · MIN 10-7 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 5:03 · MIN 41-38 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 8:41 · MIN 79-71 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 9:11 · MIN 52-54 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:45 · MIN 85-77 WSH
- Turnover
Randy Foye turnover
Q4 1:47 · MIN 91-83 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
