⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q1 7:28 · ATL 18-15 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 7:26 · ATL 61-57 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kent Bazemore misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:36 · ATL 82-87 MIN
- Missed FT
Kent Bazemore misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:36 · ATL 82-87 MIN
- Turnover
Kyle Korver bad pass
Q4 0:30 · ATL 84-90 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:23 · ATL 82-87 MIN
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins traveling
Q4 2:42 · ATL 82-88 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass
Q4 1:12 · ATL 82-88 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
