⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-4Q129-30
+16Q228-17
-7Q311-16
+5Q427-22
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
Key battles
6Blocks14
26Points in the paint42
42%Three-point accuracy28%
19Free throws made12
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 9:15 · MIN 81-69 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 14 |
