⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 36 from three- Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 8:02 · MIN 13-7 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Okogie bad pass
Q4 1:50 · MIN 116-109 CHI
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 1:27 · MIN 116-111 CHI
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · MIN 116-111 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Steal
Coby White stole it from Josh Okogie
Q4 1:50 · MIN 116-109 CHI
- Steal
Coby White stole it from D'Angelo Russell
Q4 1:27 · MIN 116-111 CHI
- Steal
Daniel Theis stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 0:59 · MIN 116-111 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · MIN 107-104 CHI
- Turnover
Daniel Theis out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:24 · MIN 111-106 CHI
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:11 · MIN 119-117 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
