⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 40 from three
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 62
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:27 · CHA 24-16 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 9:34 · CHA 45-35 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 3:58 · CHA 94-77 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Terry Rozier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:05 · CHA 66-53 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:05 · CHA 66-58 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 23 | Threes made | 11 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
