⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 26 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 1:41 · MIN 25-39 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 11:22 · MIN 57-68 WSH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 26
Q3 6:11 · MIN 66-92 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 35 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
