⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 4:37 · NY 69-67 MIN
- Lead
Cole Aldrich hit a 5-foot two point shot
OT 4:41 · NY 87-85 MIN
- Go-ahead
Langston Galloway hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 1:42 · NY 92-90 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Kevin Martin hit a 6-foot jumper
Q4 2:16 · NY 83-83 MIN
- Lead
Andrew Wiggins hit a layup
Q4 1:00 · NY 83-85 MIN
- Go-ahead
Gorgui Dieng hit a 19-foot jumper, Zach LaVine with the assist
OT 2:09 · NY 89-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:42 · NY 87-86 MIN
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
OT 3:11 · NY 87-86 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:15 · NY 92-91 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
