⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 4:54 · NO 21-19 MIN
- Ties it
Eric Gordon hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:54 · NO 106-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:50 · NO 101-97 MIN
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 3:18 · NO 103-101 MIN
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 0:01 · NO 110-112 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Zach LaVine hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 2:43 · NO 103-104 MIN
- Lead
Gorgui Dieng hit a driving layup, Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist
Q4 0:26 · NO 108-110 MIN
- Steal
Gorgui Dieng stole it from Jrue Holiday
Q4 0:01 · NO 110-112 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
