⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:00 · MIN 60-62 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 8:00 · MIN 103-96 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q4 4:07 · MIN 119-100 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 11:50 · MIN 31-39 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 8:52 · MIN 37-51 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Kaminsky technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:38 · MIN 60-62 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
