⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 18 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
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
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
Q3 9:59 · MIN 55-48 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q4 3:43 · MIN 97-74 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 10:33 · MIN 1-13 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
