⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of twenty from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 10:56 · MIN 11-4 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q4 2:55 · MIN 109-95 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 8:18 · MIN 90-94 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yi Jianlian offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
Q4 4:43 · MIN 90-94 WSH
- Turnover
Yi Jianlian turnover
Q4 4:43 · MIN 90-94 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 3:44 · MIN 95-94 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
