⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of fifteen from three- Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 9
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:45 · WSH 89-85 MIN
- Lead
John Wall hit a 22-foot two point shot
Q4 1:25 · WSH 97-95 MIN
- Winner
Martell Webster hit a 26-foot three jumper, John Wall with the assist
Q4 0:42 · WSH 100-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jan Vesely out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:58 · WSH 95-92 MIN
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 2:03 · WSH 95-95 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 4:31 · WSH 17-27 MIN
- Steal
Kevin Martin stole it from Bradley Beal
Q4 2:03 · WSH 95-95 MIN
- Go-ahead
Kevin Martin hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kevin Love with the assist
Q4 1:10 · WSH 97-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:17 · WSH 95-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:17 · WSH 95-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · WSH 95-92 MIN
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
