⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven
- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 6
- A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q1 2:26 · MIN 26-22 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 5:55 · MIN 89-78 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q3 1:08 · MIN 67-64 BKN
- Technical
Jaden McDaniels technical foul
Q4 0:22 · MIN 101-86 BKN
- Technical
Nickeil Alexander-Walker technical foul
Q4 0:22 · MIN 101-86 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 4:48 · MIN 12-22 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:00 · MIN 70-72 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cameron Johnson misses technical free throw
Q3 1:08 · MIN 67-64 BKN
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul
Q4 0:22 · MIN 101-86 BKN
- Technical
Dorian Finney-Smith technical foul
Q4 0:22 · MIN 101-86 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
