⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 55
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 10:37 · MIN 46-30 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 4:49 · MIN 78-71 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 5:26 · MIN 106-90 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul
Q2 6:19 · MIN 46-34 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:00 · MIN 51-46 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:07 · MIN 66-62 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:01 · MIN 109-100 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Josh Hart flagrant foul type 1
Q3 1:16 · MIN 80-76 NY
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
