⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 28-9 off them
- Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to twelve
- A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 32 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 3:08 · MIN 32-24 WSH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q2 11:49 · MIN 50-29 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards offensive foul
Q4 4:06 · MIN 106-101 WSH
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · MIN 111-104 WSH
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · MIN 111-104 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:00 · MIN 94-88 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyshawn George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:52 · MIN 106-101 WSH
- Missed FT
Kyshawn George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:52 · MIN 106-101 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIN | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
