⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 28 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 28 points worse 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, 29 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 26
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 24
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
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 took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 9:22 · MIN 91-86 PHI
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from Thaddeus Young
Q4 1:12 · MIN 101-95 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 2:45 · MIN 104-95 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love lost ball turnover
Q4 3:48 · MIN 95-90 PHI
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:18 · MIN 95-90 PHI
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:20 · MIN 104-97 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q1 2:48 · MIN 20-39 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 5:09 · MIN 37-55 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · MIN 93-88 PHI
- Turnover
Evan Turner traveling
Q4 2:00 · MIN 99-93 PHI
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young bad pass
Q4 1:12 · MIN 101-95 PHI
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
