⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their seven- Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 27
- Made seven threes to their thirteen
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16
Q3 6:15 · ATL 71-87 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 2:46 · ATL 81-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Horford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:48 · ATL 84-93 MIN
- Turnover
Kent Bazemore turnover
Q4 0:47 · ATL 107-113 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q2 1:50 · ATL 42-74 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 4:41 · ATL 102-105 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:44 · ATL 105-106 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:30 · ATL 107-113 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
