⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run dragged them back level 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Karl-Anthony Towns flagrant foul type 1 (Anthony Davis draws the foul)
Q4 6:24 · MIN 92-109 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:56 · MIN 49-49 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 7:41 · MIN 76-81 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
