⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 26 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:55 · NO 60-67 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 7:20 · NO 80-93 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:17 · NO 64-75 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 9:52 · NO 72-93 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
