⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 5:40 · BKN 47-41 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 10:16 · BKN 62-51 MIN
- Ties it
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a 26-foot step back jumper
Q4 2:35 · BKN 98-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:23 · BKN 100-100 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Lead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a two point shot
Q4 2:12 · BKN 98-100 MIN
- Winner
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · BKN 100-101 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:55 · BKN 92-93 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul
Q4 4:24 · BKN 92-93 MIN
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · BKN 102-104 MIN
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
