⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 32
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 from level to 10 points up
Q4 8:15 · MIN 117-107 NO
- Lead
Ricky Rubio hit a 11-foot two point shot, D'Angelo Russell with the assist
Q4 0:38 · MIN 123-121 NO
- Lead
Anthony Edwards hit a dunk, Ricky Rubio with the assist
OT 4:47 · MIN 125-123 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell traveling
Q4 1:09 · MIN 121-119 NO
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards traveling
OT 1:48 · MIN 129-132 NO
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
OT 0:38 · MIN 129-136 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:13 · MIN 17-23 NO
- Winner
Eric Bledsoe hit a 23-foot three jumper, Brandon Ingram with the assist
OT 2:33 · MIN 127-130 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
OT 2:02 · MIN 129-138 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:36 · MIN 119-112 NO
- Missed FT
Lonzo Ball misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:48 · MIN 129-136 NO
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:18 · MIN 131-138 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 35 | Assists | 34 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
