⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twenty turnovers to their 30- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7
- A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 23
- Lost the glass, 47 rebounds to 61
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:04 · MIN 8-0 NO
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q2 10:21 · MIN 46-33 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:36 · MIN 83-74 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:58 · MIN 91-87 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 9:15 · MIN 8-12 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:44 · MIN 28-27 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:00 · MIN 63-63 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 30 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
