⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 39
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 1:13 · MIN 58-46 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:30 · MIN 9-16 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses technical free throw
Q2 5:37 · MIN 39-38 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
