⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 20-6 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 8:26 · MIN 79-69 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 11:24 · MIN 95-78 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan McLaughlin out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · MIN 115-107 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 6:19 · MIN 103-93 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
