⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 36 from three- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q1 4:44 · ATL 27-9 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 10:34 · ATL 95-89 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 4:42 · ATL 111-96 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q1 0:11 · ATL 35-26 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:49 · ATL 40-37 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:51 · ATL 52-57 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 4:31 · ATL 104-96 MIN
- Turnover
Julius Randle offensive foul
Q4 4:13 · ATL 104-96 MIN
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 4:13 · ATL 104-96 MIN
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
