⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Owned the paint, 82 points inside to 66
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 51
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 4:26 · ATL 79-97 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:57 · ATL 108-125 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 5:05 · ATL 17-31 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 3:46 · ATL 46-69 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 2:57 · ATL 108-131 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses technical free throw
Q4 2:57 · ATL 108-125 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 39 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 82 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
