⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:47 · ATL 70-73 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 9:52 · ATL 81-75 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 0:00 · ATL 111-93 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Andre Hunter bad pass
Q4 1:10 · ATL 128-120 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Jarred Vanderbilt stole it from De'Andre Hunter
Q4 1:10 · ATL 128-120 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:57 · ATL 84-82 MIN
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:57 · ATL 84-82 MIN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:51 · ATL 130-122 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 34 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
