⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 6:47 · MIN 103-87 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 6:31 · MIN 44-38 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
