⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40- 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 1:43 · MIN 35-18 PHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33
Q2 2:13 · MIN 66-33 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Zach LaVine and Joel Embiid
Q3 11:37 · MIN 61-33 PHI
- Technical
Adreian Payne technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:50 · MIN 91-66 PHI
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:50 · MIN 91-66 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q4 4:03 · MIN 104-83 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
