⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NY 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 Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 2:30 · MIN 27-26 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:52 · MIN 38-33 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 8:57 · MIN 93-77 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:21 · MIN 6-16 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
David Lee technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:37 · MIN 89-77 NY
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
