⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:35 · NO 62-52 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:35 · NO 99-86 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses technical free throw
Q2 0:18 · NO 56-52 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
