⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 35- A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:19 · MIN 68-68 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses technical free throw
Q2 6:28 · MIN 44-63 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 8:19 · MIN 12-15 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 0:29 · MIN 31-45 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 7:33 · MIN 44-63 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:19 · MIN 19-25 ORL
- Technical
Terrence Ross technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:28 · MIN 44-63 ORL
- Flagrant
Evan Fournier flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:13 · MIN 105-89 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
