⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 23-7 off them- A 20-0 run took them from 15 down to 5 up in the third 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
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 15 down to 5 up
Q3 8:52 · MIN 73-68 MIL
- Steal
Donte DiVincenzo stole it from Bobby Portis
Q4 2:46 · MIN 98-93 MIL
- Steal
Julius Randle stole it from Kyle Kuzma
Q4 1:21 · MIN 101-94 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Bones Hyland technical foul
Q2 4:23 · MIN 37-43 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 0:08 · MIN 23-37 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bobby Portis lost ball turnover
Q4 2:46 · MIN 98-93 MIL
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:49 · MIN 101-94 MIL
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma lost ball turnover
Q4 1:21 · MIN 101-94 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
