⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 32-17 off them- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 13
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 8:10 · MIN 12-8 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q2 9:19 · MIN 43-32 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q4 6:33 · MIN 99-71 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Pero Antic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:53 · MIN 43-38 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
