⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40
- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 30-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 11:30 · PHI 5-8 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 6:56 · PHI 46-54 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q4 2:21 · PHI 93-126 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
