⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 32 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 0:03 · MIN 48-29 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:56 · MIN 97-96 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:21 · MIN 98-96 NO
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · MIN 101-98 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q2 5:14 · MIN 58-45 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 9:39 · MIN 75-69 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:24 · MIN 94-96 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:56 · MIN 97-96 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
