⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 28-14 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:01 · MIN 93-97 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:35 · MIN 45-68 CHI
- Turnover
Nathan Knight bad pass
Q4 4:45 · MIN 104-111 CHI
- Missed FT
Nathan Knight misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · MIN 115-118 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 8:37 · MIN 7-21 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 8:44 · MIN 29-52 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Patrick Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:29 · MIN 110-116 CHI
- Turnover
Patrick Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:07 · MIN 115-118 CHI
- Missed FT
Ayo Dosunmu misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · MIN 118-122 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
