⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 34 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 54
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 5:40 · IND 27-17 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:06 · IND 90-93 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Buddy Hield technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:00 · IND 102-109 MIN
- Missed FT
Oshae Brissett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · IND 120-128 MIN
- Missed FT
Oshae Brissett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · IND 120-128 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 11:35 · IND 39-41 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q2 9:17 · IND 44-56 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 1:35 · IND 62-76 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:45 · IND 117-124 MIN
📊The numbers
| IND | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
