⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:16 · MIN 82-85 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden McDaniels offensive foul
Q4 3:16 · MIN 109-109 CHA
- Turnover
Jaden McDaniels turnover
Q4 3:16 · MIN 109-109 CHA
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:10 · MIN 111-117 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Winner
Terry Rozier hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:42 · MIN 109-110 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:42 · MIN 109-109 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
