⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 66 rebounds to 46
Key battles
16Offensive rebounds7
16Assists7
28%Three-point accuracy17%
38Points in the paint24
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:07 · MIN 22-9 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 10:37 · MIN 60-40 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 0:24 · MIN 83-56 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Beasley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:50 · MIN 66-44 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 77 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 7 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
