⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q3 4:39 · WSH 86-81 MIN
- Lead
Bradley Beal hit a 26-foot three jumper, John Wall with the assist
2OT 3:32 · WSH 124-121 MIN
- Lead
Bradley Beal hit a 27-foot three jumper, John Wall with the assist
2OT 2:49 · WSH 127-124 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:41 · WSH 108-106 MIN
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 3:57 · WSH 111-109 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
2OT 1:31 · WSH 129-126 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Gorgui Dieng hit a 24-foot three jumper, Andrew Wiggins with the assist
Q4 0:19 · WSH 109-109 MIN
- Ties it
Zach LaVine hit a 29-foot threeer, Gorgui Dieng with the assist
OT 0:11 · WSH 121-121 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
2OT 1:54 · WSH 129-132 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 0:30 · WSH 108-106 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 4:20 · WSH 111-109 MIN
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
OT 1:01 · WSH 117-115 MIN
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 37 | Assists | 33 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
