⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 19-11 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 36
- A 13-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 34 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 10:49 · ATL 45-28 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 4:27 · ATL 95-69 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 34
Q4 8:36 · ATL 114-80 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q2 1:15 · ATL 70-51 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q4 6:52 · ATL 114-88 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 38 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
