⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 21 from three- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q1 7:03 · MIN 29-12 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:06 · MIN 50-34 WSH
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:37 · MIN 62-51 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall turnover
Q4 4:37 · MIN 102-96 WSH
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · MIN 102-96 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
