⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 22
A 15-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 8 in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 2:17 · MIN 64-59 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIN 121-116 ORL
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIN 121-116 ORL
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIN 121-116 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 8
Q4 11:40 · MIN 107-99 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:47 · MIN 122-118 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:59 · MIN 106-95 ORL
- Turnover
Evan Fournier traveling
Q4 0:11 · MIN 121-116 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 17 | Blocks | 31 |
