⏱️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
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen
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
Andrei Kirilenko stole it from Paul George
Q4 2:27 · MIN 88-86 IND
- Steal
Nikola Pekovic stole it from George Hill
Q4 1:29 · MIN 90-88 IND
- Winner
Chase Budinger hit a layup, Andrei Kirilenko with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIN 96-94 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Alexey Shved technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:58 · MIN 78-71 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:14 · MIN 32-32 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:09 · MIN 61-60 IND
- Ties it
George Hill hit a 25-foot
Q4 0:03 · MIN 94-94 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 2:27 · MIN 88-86 IND
- Turnover
George Hill bad pass
Q4 1:29 · MIN 90-88 IND
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
