⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:46 · CHA 43-41 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 10:03 · CHA 27-36 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:46 · CHA 77-88 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
