⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 24-11 off them
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 dragged them back level
Q4 6:59 · MIN 111-111 ATL
- Lead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MIN 125-124 ATL
- Ties it
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MIN 124-124 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Taurean Prince lost ball turnover
Q4 2:18 · MIN 121-118 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 4:47 · MIN 27-28 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:24 · MIN 78-77 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 9:24 · MIN 98-109 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 4:39 · MIN 115-113 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 3:49 · MIN 119-116 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
