⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 32-4 off them- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- Steal
Marvin Bagley III stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 2:43 · WSH 102-109 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:40 · WSH 102-109 MIN
- Missed FT
Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:40 · WSH 102-109 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:46 · WSH 11-19 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 7:52 · WSH 66-75 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:19 · WSH 82-94 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 2:43 · WSH 102-109 MIN
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
