⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 23-15 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
- Ties it
Jonny Flynn hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:03 · MIN 94-94 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer bad pass
Q4 0:26 · MIN 89-90 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:06 · MIN 9-15 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 10:48 · MIN 73-83 NO
- Winner
James Posey hit a driving layup
Q4 0:00 · MIN 94-96 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 4:35 · MIN 83-87 NO
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 3:26 · MIN 85-90 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
