⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 31-7 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:23 · BKN 17-14 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Harris bad pass
Q4 1:26 · BKN 100-106 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 11:30 · BKN 28-31 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 2:42 · BKN 69-86 MIN
- Steal
Robert Covington stole it from Joe Harris
Q4 1:26 · BKN 100-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:55 · BKN 94-102 MIN
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
