⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 32 from three
- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twelve
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 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 8:43 · MIN 57-70 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 10:01 · MIN 78-97 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ed Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:35 · MIN 21-29 ATL
- Technical
Ryan Saunders technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:57 · MIN 59-76 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q3 5:35 · MIN 59-84 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 12 |
