⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made 25 threes to their seventeen- Shot well above their usual, 25 of 49 from three
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 42
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 cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 4:01 · MIN 71-84 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 6:20 · MIN 98-108 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:58 · MIN 36-50 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 8:40 · MIN 56-77 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses technical free throw
Q2 3:58 · MIN 36-50 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 17 | Threes made | 25 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
