⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 18 fast break points to 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 5:36 · NO 50-45 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 0:00 · NO 61-54 MIN
- Steal
Dejounte Murray stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 0:34 · NO 95-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zion Williamson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:16 · NO 97-102 MIN
- Turnover
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · NO 97-104 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:24 · NO 33-40 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 8:12 · NO 64-65 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 6:22 · NO 66-75 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul
Q2 8:32 · NO 39-40 MIN
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · NO 92-99 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 0:34 · NO 95-100 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
