⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24- Made nine threes to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 3:56 · CHI 32-18 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 11:18 · CHI 45-27 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 2:02 · CHI 117-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kris Dunn technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:31 · CHI 54-40 MIN
- Turnover
Lauri Markkanen offensive foul
Q4 4:00 · CHI 104-98 MIN
- Turnover
Lauri Markkanen turnover
Q4 4:00 · CHI 104-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a layup, Andrew Wiggins with the assist
Q4 2:44 · CHI 104-105 MIN
- Go-ahead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a layup, Andrew Wiggins with the assist
Q4 2:15 · CHI 106-107 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shabazz Napier out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:13 · CHI 111-108 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · CHI 115-108 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · CHI 115-108 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
