⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 25-0 run took them from 2 down to 23 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:16 · MIN 99-113 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Gorgui Dieng technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:10 · MIN 67-81 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:30 · MIN 10-15 NO
- 25-0 run
A 25-0 run took them from 2 down to 23 up
Q2 10:59 · MIN 32-55 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q3 3:36 · MIN 68-93 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Ryan Anderson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:49 · MIN 99-115 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
