⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 23- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 19-10 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 7:01 · CHA 73-67 MIN
- Go-ahead
D.J. Augustin hit a layup
Q4 0:49 · CHA 109-108 MIN
- Winner
Gerald Wallace hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · CHA 111-110 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CHA 112-110 MIN
- Turnover
Tyrus Thomas lost ball
Q4 0:09 · CHA 112-110 MIN
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · CHA 112-110 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:39 · CHA 84-84 MIN
- Steal
Corey Brewer stole it from Tyrus Thomas
Q4 0:09 · CHA 112-110 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley lost ball
Q4 0:52 · CHA 107-108 MIN
- Turnover
Michael Beasley lost ball
Q4 0:19 · CHA 111-110 MIN
- Missed FT
Wesley Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CHA 112-110 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 9 |
