⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 32 from three
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 31-14 off them
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:29 · NO 13-4 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q3 5:31 · NO 70-88 MIN
- Flagrant
Nicolo Melli flagrant foul type 1
Q4 3:17 · NO 99-123 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 11:08 · NO 63-75 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 7:15 · NO 70-89 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q4 8:24 · NO 91-121 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 19 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
