⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+15Q137-20
-11Q220-29
+4Q334-30
+1Q421-20
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
Key battles
19Fast break points4
38%Three-point accuracy22%
10Offensive rebounds16
16Free throws made24
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q1 0:22 · MIN 37-28 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 12 |
