⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to five- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 9:15 · MIN 19-5 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 4:13 · MIN 89-74 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q4 2:42 · MIN 129-107 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 6:13 · MIN 19-16 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:45 · MIN 96-86 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
