⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 24- A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the first quarter
- Made six threes to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, sixteen 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q1 0:37 · BKN 39-34 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 2:47 · BKN 56-53 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul
Q4 1:24 · BKN 107-105 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 1:24 · BKN 107-105 MIN
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · BKN 107-105 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:21 · BKN 23-34 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
