⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 in the second quarter
Key battles
18Fast break points8
5Offensive rebounds9
26Assists17
15Turnovers21
🏀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 stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 11:04 · MIN 40-20 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 10:03 · MIN 64-47 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 10:36 · MIN 94-79 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q2 5:18 · MIN 44-37 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 1:43 · MIN 80-72 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Lance Stephenson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:31 · MIN 98-84 IND
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
