⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
+6Q140-36
-7Q222-28
+15Q335-23
+2Q438-34
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- They went cold, four of 27 from three
- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7
Key battles
21Fast break points7
7Points off turnovers21
33%Three-point accuracy15%
11Threes made4
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 84 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
