⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 5
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:15 · MIN 52-54 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 8:22 · MIN 40-46 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:32 · MIN 52-62 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
