⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their ten
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:48 · MIN 17-18 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 10:07 · MIN 80-78 PHI
- Go-ahead
Kevin Love hit a 21-foot jumper, Luke Ridnour with the assist
Q4 0:56 · MIN 90-89 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Jrue Holiday hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 2:02 · MIN 88-89 PHI
- Go-ahead
Thaddeus Young hit a 15-foot jumper, Andre Iguodala with the assist
Q4 0:40 · MIN 90-91 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 1:17 · MIN 88-89 PHI
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
