⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 22
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 7:43 · MIN 42-31 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Neal technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:47 · MIN 49-39 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Henderson misses technical free throw
Q2 3:47 · MIN 49-39 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
