⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 28
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:02 · MIN 37-49 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 8:24 · MIN 32-40 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 6:53 · MIN 60-84 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q2 3:02 · MIN 37-49 NO
- Technical
Willie Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:53 · MIN 44-57 NO
- Technical
CJ McCollum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:14 · MIN 87-107 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
