⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q2 2:55 · NO 68-55 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 8:13 · NO 118-112 MIN
- Go-ahead
Derik Queen hit a driving layup
OT 4:02 · NO 132-131 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Alvarado lost ball turnover
Q4 0:40 · NO 129-125 MIN
- Missed FT
Derik Queen misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:32 · NO 129-129 MIN
- Turnover
Jeremiah Fears bad pass
OT 2:54 · NO 132-135 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Anthony Edwards hit a driving layup
Q4 0:02 · NO 129-129 MIN
- Go-ahead
Rudy Gobert hit a dunk, Anthony Edwards with the assist
OT 4:19 · NO 130-131 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
OT 3:44 · NO 132-139 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:56 · NO 124-121 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards offensive foul
Q4 1:21 · NO 127-125 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards turnover
Q4 1:21 · NO 127-125 MIN
📊The numbers
| NO | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 20 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
