⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fourteen from three
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q1 9:22 · MIN 22-5 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 1:19 · MIN 51-44 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 9:11 · MIN 34-28 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 5:26 · MIN 40-42 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 11:30 · MIN 71-85 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses technical free throw
Q1 11:33 · MIN 2-0 MIL
- Technical
O.J. Mayo technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:07 · MIN 18-5 MIL
- Technical
O.J. Mayo technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:07 · MIN 18-5 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
