⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:55 · PHI 25-16 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 11:27 · PHI 74-54 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 5:04 · PHI 92-64 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q4 10:25 · PHI 105-82 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q4 6:18 · PHI 109-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Taj Gibson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:15 · PHI 18-15 MIN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jeff Teague and Ben Simmons
Q4 2:36 · PHI 111-101 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 10 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Steals | 14 |
| 29 | Blocks | 27 |
