⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Lead
Taj Gibson hit a layup, Tyus Jones with the assist
Q4 0:58 · MIN 89-87 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:04 · MIN 89-91 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:30 · MIN 30-28 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 10:17 · MIN 32-36 WSH
- Winner
Otto Porter Jr. hit a 22-foot jumper, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 0:25 · MIN 89-91 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:53 · MIN 87-83 WSH
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · MIN 89-92 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 1 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 17 | Blocks | 16 |
