⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 8- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 35-14 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 1:06 · NO 67-59 MIN
- Winner
Brandon Ingram hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jonas Valanciunas with the assist
Q4 0:01 · NO 128-125 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas bad pass
Q4 3:39 · NO 111-110 MIN
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:21 · NO 124-120 MIN
- Missed FT
Devonte' Graham misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · NO 125-123 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
D'Angelo Russell hit a 3-foot driving floating jump shot, Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist
Q4 0:03 · NO 125-125 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:38 · NO 77-69 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 18 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
