⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their sixteen- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 6:20 · MIN 23-16 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 2:14 · MIN 146-121 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kyle Anderson flagrant foul type 1
Q4 11:47 · MIN 113-97 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 3:05 · MIN 28-29 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 66% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 23 | Threes made | 16 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 38 | Assists | 31 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
