⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 45
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 4:25 · CHA 83-77 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:17 · CHA 106-104 MIN
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee offensive foul
Q4 0:34 · CHA 109-104 MIN
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee turnover
Q4 0:34 · CHA 109-104 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:32 · CHA 6-11 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:23 · CHA 103-102 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden McDaniels traveling
Q4 1:55 · CHA 107-104 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
