⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 34
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 9:39 · MIN 14-2 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 0:32 · MIN 67-60 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 6:49 · MIN 115-99 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q3 9:50 · MIN 67-62 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q1 4:57 · MIN 27-16 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:09 · MIN 41-40 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 7:29 · MIN 51-56 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 20 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
