⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 31 from three
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:42 · MIN 33-23 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 5:33 · MIN 94-88 ATL
- Steal
Tayshaun Prince stole it from Al Horford
Q4 1:08 · MIN 98-94 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:24 · MIN 98-94 ATL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:44 · MIN 98-94 ATL
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIN 98-95 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:17 · MIN 9-10 ATL
- Ties it
Al Horford hit a two point shot, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 2:08 · MIN 94-94 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Muscala misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:26 · MIN 92-87 ATL
- Turnover
Al Horford lost ball turnover
Q4 1:08 · MIN 98-94 ATL
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIN 98-95 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
