⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 35 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the second 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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:53 · MIN 13-7 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 9:52 · MIN 91-83 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 0:10 · MIN 106-100 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 2:39 · MIN 96-92 ORL
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover
Q4 2:01 · MIN 96-92 ORL
- Missed FT
Nemanja Bjelica misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:24 · MIN 106-102 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:07 · MIN 36-35 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:02 · MIN 52-58 ORL
- Go-ahead
Aaron Gordon hit a 6-foot jumper
Q4 0:50 · MIN 96-97 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic traveling
Q4 0:23 · MIN 96-98 ORL
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic offensive foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
OT 4:18 · MIN 100-98 ORL
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic turnover
OT 4:18 · MIN 100-98 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
