⏱️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
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 28-17 off them- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
- A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:00 · MIN 33-26 NY
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up
Q2 4:16 · MIN 64-49 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 7:54 · MIN 103-85 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:09 · MIN 46-41 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Amar'e Stoudemire technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:52 · MIN 77-60 NY
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
