⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 23 from three- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 47
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
- Steal
Kevin Love stole it from Greivis Vasquez
Q4 1:52 · MIN 80-87 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:10 · MIN 80-87 NO
- Turnover
Nikola Pekovic traveling
Q4 1:43 · MIN 80-87 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 9:56 · MIN 28-37 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 9:18 · MIN 50-61 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 8:40 · MIN 74-85 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez lost ball
Q4 1:52 · MIN 80-87 NO
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli traveling
Q4 0:53 · MIN 83-87 NO
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · MIN 83-87 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
