⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+6Q136-29
-9Q218-26
+12Q323-9
+2Q426-24
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the third quarter
Key battles
7Points off turnovers18
4Fast break points11
38Points in the paint26
3Blocks5
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q3 11:44 · MIN 68-55 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
