⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 dragged them back level
Q4 9:03 · MIN 89-89 BKN
- Go-ahead
Gorgui Dieng hit a 23-foot three jumper, Shabazz Napier with the assist
Q4 0:36 · MIN 103-101 BKN
- Winner
Robert Covington hit a 26-foot three jumper, Shabazz Napier with the assist
OT 3:15 · MIN 110-107 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robert Covington bad pass
Q4 2:57 · MIN 96-98 BKN
- Turnover
Shabazz Napier bad pass
Q4 1:51 · MIN 96-101 BKN
- Turnover
Shabazz Napier out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 3:39 · MIN 107-105 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:33 · MIN 13-22 BKN
- Ties it
Taurean Prince hit a 12-foot pullup jump shot, Spencer Dinwiddie with the assist
Q4 0:29 · MIN 103-103 BKN
- Ties it
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a 11-foot two point shot
OT 4:12 · MIN 105-105 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · MIN 96-100 BKN
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan bad pass
Q4 1:38 · MIN 96-101 BKN
- Turnover
Spencer Dinwiddie bad pass
Q4 0:44 · MIN 100-101 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
