⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 25 from three- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 20-7 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 3:52 · NO 25-18 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 9:21 · NO 40-28 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elfrid Payton lost ball turnover
Q4 2:07 · NO 112-105 MIN
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · NO 122-115 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:41 · NO 8-15 MIN
- Steal
Robert Covington stole it from Elfrid Payton
Q4 2:07 · NO 112-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · NO 112-109 MIN
- Missed FT
Robert Covington misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:12 · NO 115-109 MIN
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:35 · NO 117-113 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
