⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 33 from three
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 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:25 · MIN 26-27 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 9:25 · MIN 93-90 WSH
- Steal
Nickeil Alexander-Walker stole it from Kyle Kuzma
Q4 0:11 · MIN 103-105 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:38 · MIN 17-27 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 3:17 · MIN 72-83 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 6:26 · MIN 93-99 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma bad pass
Q4 0:11 · MIN 103-105 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
