⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 56 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
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 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 6:47 · MIN 16-19 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 8:26 · MIN 65-78 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 11:52 · MIN 90-87 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:57 · MIN 6-12 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:36 · MIN 27-33 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
