⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their twelve- They went cold, twelve of 42 from three
- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 18-2 off them
- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 57
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 58
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 3:34 · CHA 105-115 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 3:40 · CHA 22-36 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q3 6:34 · CHA 72-92 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 10:52 · CHA 85-107 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 21 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
