⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 32- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 9:02 · MIN 44-28 PHI
- Steal
Andrei Kirilenko stole it from Jrue Holiday
Q4 0:19 · MIN 91-85 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · MIN 89-85 PHI
- Missed FT
Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · MIN 89-85 PHI
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MIN 93-87 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 3:34 · MIN 74-65 PHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:38 · MIN 87-83 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:16 · MIN 87-80 PHI
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · MIN 91-85 PHI
- Missed FT
Dorell Wright misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:10 · MIN 93-85 PHI
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
