⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 7
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:13 · NO 55-53 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 8:50 · NO 76-68 MIN
- Steal
Tim Frazier stole it from Karl-Anthony Towns
Q4 0:55 · NO 112-110 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:30 · NO 29-44 MIN
- Technical
Jrue Holiday technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · NO 62-62 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:06 · NO 6-16 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:35 · NO 107-103 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass
Q4 0:55 · NO 112-110 MIN
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 0:00 · NO 122-117 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
