⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 22 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their seventeen- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q2 10:20 · MIN 38-47 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:21 · MIN 49-53 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 8:06 · MIN 116-103 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Naz Reid flagrant foul type 2
Q1 3:36 · MIN 17-31 WSH
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q2 0:23 · MIN 58-67 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:22 · MIN 0-8 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 9:01 · MIN 5-19 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Johnny Davis misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 3:36 · MIN 17-31 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 20 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
