⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 24
Q4 1:45 · WSH 115-139 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:58 · WSH 23-33 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q3 2:43 · WSH 75-106 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
