⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 8:25 · MIN 49-42 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 3:08 · MIN 102-87 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson bad pass
Q4 2:28 · MIN 121-124 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:07 · MIN 107-98 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:29 · MIN 113-111 CHA
- Steal
LaMelo Ball stole it from Kyle Anderson
Q4 2:28 · MIN 121-124 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
