⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seventeen- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 8:12 · MIN 12-9 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 1:35 · MIN 30-16 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 3:38 · MIN 61-44 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q2 6:29 · MIN 45-34 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
