⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:00 · BKN 30-36 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 4:35 · BKN 45-41 MIN
- Lead
Anthony Morrow hit a 25-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 2:50 · BKN 98-95 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 1:35 · BKN 99-99 MIN
- Turnover
Deron Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:29 · BKN 99-102 MIN
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 0:02 · BKN 105-108 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:03 · BKN 15-19 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 0:44 · BKN 50-53 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 7:05 · BKN 59-70 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
