⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 0:33 · ATL 107-98 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 4:40 · ATL 121-104 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:05 · ATL 12-17 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 8:49 · ATL 42-56 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:11 · ATL 37-42 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses technical free throw
Q3 4:36 · ATL 79-90 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
