⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 39 from three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:52 · MIN 32-32 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:43 · MIN 42-45 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 9:31 · MIN 9-12 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 8:57 · MIN 32-43 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 6:59 · MIN 82-100 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
