⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third 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 Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their seventeen- A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up in the third quarter
- Made five threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 32 from three
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 23-14 off them
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 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:25 · MIN 22-21 IND
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q3 10:00 · MIN 80-67 IND
- Steal
Jonny Flynn stole it from Brandon Rush
Q4 0:07 · MIN 114-109 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson traveling
Q4 2:49 · MIN 109-103 IND
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes bad pass
Q4 2:14 · MIN 109-103 IND
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions bad pass
Q4 1:23 · MIN 112-106 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Troy Murphy stole it from Ryan Gomes
Q4 2:14 · MIN 109-103 IND
- Steal
Troy Murphy stole it from Ramon Sessions
Q4 1:23 · MIN 112-106 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Rush lost ball
Q4 0:07 · MIN 114-109 IND
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
