⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 42- A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 6:38 · MIN 62-48 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27
Q2 4:23 · MIN 79-52 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Naz Reid and Mouhamed Gueye
Q4 11:52 · MIN 106-87 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q3 4:06 · MIN 100-80 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 36 | Assists | 20 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
