⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 34
- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 23 from three
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:11 · BKN 11-5 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 2:08 · BKN 59-43 MIN
- Go-ahead
Brook Lopez hit a layup
Q4 0:27 · BKN 97-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams possession lost ball turnoverAlexey Shved
Q4 1:00 · BKN 103-101 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:51 · BKN 15-15 MIN
- Go-ahead
Chase Budinger hit a 26-foot (Jose Juan Barea assists )
Q4 0:38 · BKN 103-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Pekovic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:46 · BKN 103-99 MIN
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
