⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 26 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:57 · MIN 92-98 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses technical free throw
Q1 2:01 · MIN 20-24 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 5:18 · MIN 68-79 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 1:50 · MIN 70-87 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Brook Lopez technical foul
Q1 2:01 · MIN 20-24 MIL
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 3:53 · MIN 92-98 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:57 · MIN 101-107 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
