⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 32 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:22 · PHI 102-105 MIN
- Steal
De'Anthony Melton stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 0:14 · PHI 109-110 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Sam Cassell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:52 · PHI 66-80 MIN
- Turnover
Joel Embiid out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:45 · PHI 102-105 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 4:02 · PHI 19-25 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 5:38 · PHI 41-61 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell lost ball turnover
Q4 4:44 · PHI 99-105 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:59 · PHI 102-105 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · PHI 109-110 MIN
📊The numbers
| PHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
