⏱️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
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of thirteen from three- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their thirteen
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 5:54 · MIL 48-46 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy offensive foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)
Q4 2:26 · MIL 93-101 MIN
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy turnover
Q4 2:26 · MIL 93-101 MIN
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · MIL 93-101 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:04 · MIL 11-19 MIN
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from Brandon Jennings
Q4 1:52 · MIL 93-101 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 33 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
