⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 37- A 20-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 23 in the second 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 cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q2 1:02 · MIN 54-73 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul
Q2 8:42 · MIN 35-48 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 0:18 · MIN 33-38 NY
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 23
Q2 10:44 · MIN 35-58 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q2 4:29 · MIN 41-69 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 20 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 39 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
