⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up 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.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Giddey technical foul
Q1 8:30 · CHI 8-8 MIN
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:24 · CHI 110-118 MIN
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:24 · CHI 110-118 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 8:43 · CHI 106-113 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 3:39 · CHI 112-128 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
