⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CHA 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 Hornets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 8:34 · MIN 40-36 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 9:11 · MIN 66-71 CHA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q3 1:19 · MIN 79-95 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
