⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q4 6:38 · MIN 94-114 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
D'Angelo Russell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:56 · MIN 42-52 MIL
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses technical free throw
Q4 8:21 · MIN 85-114 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 6:05 · MIN 5-16 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 2:43 · MIN 42-58 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 0:48 · MIN 44-67 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 19 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
