⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their four
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 4-point lead to 13
Q2 3:02 · MIN 57-44 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · MIN 106-110 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:35 · MIN 58-54 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 5:05 · MIN 69-70 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 2:43 · MIN 72-82 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Frank Kaminsky III traveling
Q4 1:29 · MIN 105-108 CHA
- Missed FT
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIN 106-112 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
