⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:08 · MIN 82-83 CHA
- Steal
Corey Brewer stole it from Stephen Jackson
Q4 1:36 · MIN 88-89 CHA
- Go-ahead
Ramon Sessions hit a two point shot
Q4 1:31 · MIN 90-89 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damien Wilkins misses technical free throw
Q2 0:40 · MIN 40-56 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:27 · MIN 2-9 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 9:08 · MIN 30-51 CHA
- Winner
Nazr Mohammed hit a dunk
Q4 0:05 · MIN 92-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:40 · MIN 40-56 CHA
- Turnover
Nazr Mohammed lost ball
Q4 2:06 · MIN 86-89 CHA
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson lost ball
Q4 1:36 · MIN 88-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
