⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 44- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 24
- A 16-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 42 in the third quarter
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q1 1:13 · MIN 25-33 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 45-point deficit to 37
Q4 7:45 · MIN 84-121 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 39-point deficit to 31
Q4 6:11 · MIN 92-123 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 7:27 · MIN 8-22 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 9:35 · MIN 26-49 BKN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 42
Q3 1:37 · MIN 74-116 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 31 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
