⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 9:56 · NY 80-88 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:25 · NY 95-97 MIN
- Lead
Jalen Brunson hit a 16-foot two point shot
Q4 2:35 · NY 131-129 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:54 · NY 129-126 MIN
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 1:27 · NY 131-135 MIN
- Turnover
Immanuel Quickley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · NY 131-137 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:18 · NY 18-26 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 5:22 · NY 21-36 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 2:17 · NY 131-137 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · NY 127-124 MIN
- Turnover
Jaden McDaniels bad pass
Q4 3:12 · NY 129-126 MIN
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · NY 131-137 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 34 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
