⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 42
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 25
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:58 · MIN 22-20 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Taurean Prince technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:30 · MIN 41-43 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:08 · MIN 53-58 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 6:04 · MIN 78-87 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 7:10 · MIN 99-122 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deni Avdija misses technical free throw
Q2 8:30 · MIN 41-43 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 38 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
