⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 8:16 · MIN 37-30 ATL
- Winner
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 24-foot three jumper, Anthony Edwards with the assist
Q4 2:29 · MIN 101-100 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert lost ball turnover
Q4 2:47 · MIN 98-100 ATL
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · MIN 105-102 ATL
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MIN 109-106 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:16 · MIN 76-73 ATL
- Steal
Garrison Mathews stole it from Rudy Gobert
Q4 2:47 · MIN 98-100 ATL
- Steal
Mouhamed Gueye stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 0:25 · MIN 105-102 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bruno Fernando out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:43 · MIN 98-100 ATL
- Turnover
Vit Krejci out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · MIN 105-102 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
