⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eleven- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 37-13 off them
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 30
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 8:21 · MIN 42-34 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q3 0:31 · MIN 103-72 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 35-point lead to 43
Q4 1:44 · MIN 134-91 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 10:20 · MIN 30-34 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Brown technical foul
Q2 0:33 · MIN 59-48 NO
- Technical
CJ McCollum technical foul
Q3 3:29 · MIN 84-62 NO
- Technical
Jordan Hawkins technical foul
Q4 9:20 · MIN 110-77 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 19 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 40 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 37 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
