⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 21 from three- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 50
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 10:34 · MIN 41-34 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:29 · MIN 2-9 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 1:16 · MIN 53-64 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
