⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:49 · WSH 8-10 MIN
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma turnover
Q4 2:14 · WSH 112-105 MIN
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:11 · WSH 112-107 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Beasley offensive foul
Q4 1:05 · WSH 112-107 MIN
- Turnover
Malik Beasley turnover
Q4 1:05 · WSH 112-107 MIN
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 15 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
