⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 44 from three- Lost the glass, 48 rebounds to 59
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 56
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:57 · MIN 41-44 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 2:46 · MIN 69-67 MIL
- Go-ahead
Naz Reid hit a 22-foot three jumper, Anthony Edwards with the assist
Q4 0:47 · MIN 101-99 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert bad pass
Q4 1:19 · MIN 98-99 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 0:35 · MIN 24-40 MIL
- Ties it
Kevin Porter Jr. hit a 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:38 · MIN 101-101 MIL
- Winner
Brook Lopez hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIN 101-102 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:16 · MIN 92-92 MIL
- Turnover
Taurean Prince out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:59 · MIN 98-99 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
