⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 3:18 · NO 25-23 MIN
- Ties it
Anthony Davis hit a dunk, DeMarcus Cousins with the assist
Q4 2:22 · NO 96-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 0:24 · NO 98-101 MIN

Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:28 · NO 2-8 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 1:27 · NO 78-90 MIN
- Winner
Jimmy Butler hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:34 · NO 98-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:22 · NO 92-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · NO 98-101 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |








