⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:17 · ATL 16-14 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:34 · ATL 42-40 MIN
- Winner
Kent Bazemore hit a 25-foot three shot, Dennis Schroder with the assist
Q4 2:09 · ATL 99-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses technical free throw
Q4 5:46 · ATL 90-90 MIN
- Turnover
John Collins bad pass
Q4 1:34 · ATL 99-98 MIN
- Missed FT
Kent Bazemore misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:13 · ATL 101-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 0:05 · ATL 55-65 MIN
- Steal
Jeff Teague stole it from John Collins
Q4 1:34 · ATL 99-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler bad pass
Q4 1:15 · ATL 99-98 MIN
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 0:34 · ATL 101-100 MIN
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:14 · ATL 101-100 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 8 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 21 | Steals | 13 |
| 18 | Blocks | 18 |
