⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their thirteen- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 40 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 18
Q3 8:08 · MIL 67-85 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 4:14 · MIL 71-99 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 40
Q4 9:42 · MIL 83-123 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 13 | Threes made | 22 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 37 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
