⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:08 · BKN 19-21 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:55 · BKN 36-31 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:57 · BKN 76-72 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:04 · BKN 91-91 MIN
- Turnover
Brook Lopez offensive foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)
Q4 0:48 · BKN 91-94 MIN
- Turnover
Brook Lopez turnover
Q4 0:48 · BKN 91-94 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 9:36 · BKN 2-17 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 9:07 · BKN 56-60 MIN
- Winner
Nikola Pekovic hit a layup
Q4 0:48 · BKN 91-93 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
