⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17
Q3 6:07 · CHI 60-77 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:46 · CHI 0-8 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q2 7:27 · CHI 33-52 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29
Q4 3:48 · CHI 88-117 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
