⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 28-10 off them
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 7:22 · MIN 58-49 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 6:47 · MIN 120-105 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses technical free throw
Q2 1:25 · MIN 69-55 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:36 · MIN 18-20 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
James Harden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:25 · MIN 69-55 BKN
- Flagrant
LaMarcus Aldridge flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:57 · MIN 100-92 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
