⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, seven of 32
A 15-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 11 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.
76ers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 9:04 · PHI 15-10 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:56 · PHI 25-14 MIN
- Winner
Robert Covington hit a two point shot, Dario Saric with the assist
Q4 0:00 · PHI 93-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joel Embiid misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:51 · PHI 89-82 MIN
- Turnover
Joel Embiid bad pass
Q4 1:40 · PHI 89-84 MIN
- Turnover
Joel Embiid traveling
Q4 1:15 · PHI 89-86 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 11
Q3 8:19 · PHI 70-59 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:48 · PHI 84-80 MIN
- Ties it
Ricky Rubio hit a 25-foot three jumper, Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist
Q4 0:01 · PHI 91-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:26 · PHI 73-63 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:45 · PHI 86-80 MIN
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:38 · PHI 89-86 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
