⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 33- A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 4:31 · MIN 58-36 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29
Q2 0:02 · MIN 79-50 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 6:24 · MIN 110-83 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
