⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 10 down to 7 up 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
Tomas Satoransky stole it from Karl-Anthony Towns
Q4 1:56 · WSH 104-109 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · WSH 108-111 MIN
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 0:11 · WSH 111-114 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 10 down to 7 up
Q4 8:52 · WSH 98-105 MIN
- Steal
Jeff Teague stole it from Bradley Beal
Q4 0:11 · WSH 111-114 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass
Q4 1:56 · WSH 104-109 MIN
- Turnover
Nemanja Bjelica out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:15 · WSH 111-114 MIN
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 4 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 17 | Blocks | 21 |
