⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 32 from three- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 47
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 38
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their fourteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 10:07 · MIN 72-78 ATL
- Lead
Robert Covington hit a 9-foot two point shot
OT 4:17 · MIN 114-112 ATL
- Go-ahead
Robert Covington hit a 8-foot two point shot, Tyus Jones with the assist
OT 3:45 · MIN 116-115 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dario Saric bad pass
Q4 0:19 · MIN 112-110 ATL
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:49 · MIN 117-118 ATL
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:49 · MIN 117-118 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:54 · MIN 6-13 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:57 · MIN 103-102 ATL
- Winner
Trae Young hit a 26-foot threeer
OT 1:49 · MIN 117-118 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kent Bazemore misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · MIN 111-108 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young back court turnover
Q4 0:55 · MIN 111-108 ATL
- Turnover
Kent Bazemore lost ball turnover
OT 3:00 · MIN 116-115 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
