⏱️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
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 27- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 23
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:17 · MIN 13-5 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 4:02 · MIN 83-74 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 1:56 · MIN 108-102 IND
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:11 · MIN 110-105 IND
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:45 · MIN 110-105 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:48 · MIN 58-61 IND
- Steal
Tony Bradley stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 1:56 · MIN 108-102 IND
- Steal
RayJ Dennis stole it from Mike Conley
Q4 0:45 · MIN 110-105 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Sheppard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · MIN 108-105 IND
- Missed FT
Aaron Nesmith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIN 112-108 IND
- Missed FT
Aaron Nesmith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIN 112-108 IND
📊The numbers
| MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
