⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 34 from three- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 3:48 · MIN 61-49 NO
- Ties it
Rudy Gobert hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · MIN 112-112 NO
- Go-ahead
Bones Hyland hit a 25-foot threeer, Julius Randle with the assist
Q4 0:50 · MIN 115-114 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 7:11 · MIN 102-107 NO
- Lead
Saddiq Bey hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · MIN 112-113 NO
- Winner
Zion Williamson hit a driving layup
Q4 0:35 · MIN 115-116 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Trey Murphy III technical foul
Q2 2:55 · MIN 57-49 NO
- Turnover
Herbert Jones bad pass turnover
Q4 1:32 · MIN 110-112 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
