⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eight- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 34
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 12
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 36
Q4 11:30 · PHI 126-90 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 42
Q4 7:45 · PHI 138-96 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 42
Q4 2:37 · PHI 149-107 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 25
Q3 2:02 · PHI 112-87 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 21 | Threes made | 8 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 40 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
