⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44- A 14-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 3:53 · CHA 26-13 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 8:26 · CHA 66-53 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 7:05 · CHA 97-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:38 · CHA 104-100 MIN
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
OT 4:01 · CHA 106-111 MIN
- Turnover
Frank Kaminsky III lost ball turnover
OT 3:19 · CHA 109-113 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:33 · CHA 84-84 MIN
- Ties it
Andrew Wiggins hit a 31-foot threeer
Q4 0:08 · CHA 106-106 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 0:08 · CHA 106-113 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:42 · CHA 101-97 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 32 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
