⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 47- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
- A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 6:21 · MIN 20-23 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Bell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:52 · MIN 88-106 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q3 10:39 · MIN 65-86 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 30
Q4 7:03 · MIN 96-126 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Khris Middleton flagrant foul type 1
Q2 5:42 · MIN 38-45 MIL
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q4 9:52 · MIN 88-106 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
