⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 9:45 · MIN 15-3 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 7:11 · MIN 51-33 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 5:13 · MIN 81-66 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses technical free throw
Q4 5:25 · MIN 96-90 WSH
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:33 · MIN 102-97 WSH
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson bad pass
Q4 0:31 · MIN 106-110 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:29 · MIN 89-86 WSH
- Winner
Kyle Kuzma hit a 27-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:14 · MIN 106-107 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q4 2:04 · MIN 106-114 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Bradley Beal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:40 · MIN 95-88 WSH
- Technical
Deni Avdija technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:25 · MIN 96-90 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
