⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 19-10 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 4:58 · MIN 28-16 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 5:52 · MIN 100-89 ATL
- Steal
Dante Cunningham stole it from Josh Smith
Q4 0:14 · MIN 106-103 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 3:04 · MIN 84-71 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:34 · MIN 100-97 ATL
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Josh Smith defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:52 · MIN 104-101 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 0:14 · MIN 106-103 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
