⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 18-6 off them- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4
- A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 6:19 · NO 19-17 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:40 · NO 96-102 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jose Alvarado technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:54 · NO 87-99 MIN
- Technical
Willie Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:54 · NO 87-99 MIN
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:27 · NO 95-102 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:17 · NO 5-12 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 11:20 · NO 54-55 MIN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q3 8:23 · NO 61-75 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses technical free throw
Q4 5:54 · NO 87-99 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses technical free throw
Q4 5:54 · NO 87-99 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
