⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their thirteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 7 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 4:16 · NY 71-87 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:37 · NY 88-95 MIN
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Ricky Rubio
Q4 2:31 · NY 98-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:17 · NY 15-22 MIN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 2:33 · NY 98-106 MIN
- Turnover
Iman Shumpert out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:49 · NY 100-108 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q1 2:21 · NY 19-42 MIN
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 2:33 · NY 98-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love offensive foul (Pablo Prigioni draws the foul)
Q4 2:50 · NY 98-106 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love turnover
Q4 2:50 · NY 98-106 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 2:31 · NY 98-106 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
