⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 5:56 · MIN 20-8 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q1 2:03 · MIN 37-11 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 8:41 · MIN 94-79 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q4 5:32 · MIN 101-92 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Quincy Acy and Jimmy Butler
Q3 3:55 · MIN 70-55 BKN
- Technical
Kenny Atkinson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:55 · MIN 94-79 BKN
- Technical
Kenny Atkinson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:55 · MIN 94-79 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 7 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 5 | Steals | 15 |
| 12 | Blocks | 19 |
