⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 33- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Made four threes 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 4:52 · NO 73-62 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al-Farouq Aminu offensive foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)
Q4 1:15 · NO 96-88 MIN
- Turnover
Al-Farouq Aminu turnover
Q4 1:15 · NO 96-88 MIN
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · NO 96-88 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:18 · NO 81-79 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses technical free throw
Q2 0:03 · NO 46-41 MIN
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea bad pass
Q4 3:12 · NO 92-86 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
