⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of twenty from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q2 0:59 · PHI 51-65 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 4:18 · PHI 19-31 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q2 10:26 · PHI 27-49 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 3:32 · PHI 65-85 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
