⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 19
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:57 · MIN 13-2 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 5:54 · MIN 51-35 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 11:13 · MIN 92-76 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 4:21 · MIN 97-89 ATL
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIN 98-92 ATL
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIN 98-92 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 8:35 · MIN 66-58 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:33 · MIN 77-70 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Onyeka Okongwu misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:40 · MIN 97-89 ATL
- Turnover
Vit Krejci bad pass
Q4 0:12 · MIN 98-92 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
