⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 11:49 · MIN 69-56 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 4:28 · MIN 88-67 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
RJ Barrett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:30 · MIN 96-78 NY
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
