⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 30 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 27 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 2
- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:33 · MIN 17-6 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 10:23 · MIN 38-29 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q2 2:57 · MIN 72-44 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
