⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their sixteen- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 14 points in the paint to 42
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
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
- Ties it
Marco Belinelli hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jarrett Jack with the assist
Q4 2:00 · NO 78-78 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gustavo Ayon misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:39 · NO 71-72 MIN
- Turnover
Carl Landry turnover
Q4 2:59 · NO 74-76 MIN
- Missed FT
Gustavo Ayon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:25 · NO 74-78 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q2 0:29 · NO 38-46 MIN
- Winner
Ricky Rubio hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · NO 78-79 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses technical free throw
Q4 4:22 · NO 71-72 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · NO 78-85 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 11 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 14 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
