⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 20
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 9:39 · CHA 8-10 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 6:06 · CHA 76-75 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mark Williams offensive foul
Q4 2:43 · CHA 109-111 MIN
- Turnover
Mark Williams turnover
Q4 2:43 · CHA 109-111 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:26 · CHA 0-10 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:19 · CHA 106-106 MIN
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · CHA 114-120 MIN
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
