⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 8:23 · WSH 72-67 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 4:44 · WSH 86-73 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 5:32 · WSH 118-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:36 · WSH 104-87 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 6:33 · WSH 16-21 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 11:13 · WSH 56-60 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
