⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 4:26 · ATL 24-21 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 1:01 · ATL 66-52 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:13 · ATL 103-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · ATL 104-98 MIN
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 0:20 · ATL 107-100 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 9:44 · ATL 7-17 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 3:15 · ATL 81-72 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 5:41 · ATL 97-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Beasley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:33 · ATL 73-62 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love turnover
Q4 1:17 · ATL 105-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
