⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 1:07 · NO 91-88 MIN
- Ties it
Zion Williamson hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 0:50 · NO 116-116 MIN
- Lead
Zion Williamson hit a driving dunk
Q4 0:39 · NO 118-116 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses technical free throw
Q3 7:06 · NO 62-72 MIN
- Missed FT
Trey Murphy III misses technical free throw
Q4 4:10 · NO 103-106 MIN
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · NO 119-118 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 4:39 · NO 39-50 MIN
- Lead
Jaylen Nowell hit a 13-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:33 · NO 112-114 MIN
- Ties it
Anthony Edwards hit a driving dunk
Q4 0:29 · NO 118-118 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul
Q4 2:02 · NO 110-112 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert turnover
Q4 2:02 · NO 110-112 MIN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 0:41 · NO 116-116 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
