⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 5:39 · WSH 76-65 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 3:51 · WSH 102-93 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:15 · WSH 0-8 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:05 · WSH 37-48 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:32 · WSH 86-85 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions turnover
Q4 3:00 · WSH 99-93 MIN
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
