⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their twelve
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Ingles bad pass turnover
Q4 3:24 · MIN 116-110 NO
- Missed FT
Enrique Freeman misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:14 · MIN 124-117 NO
- Missed FT
Terrence Shannon Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · MIN 126-119 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 11:46 · MIN 73-68 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trey Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · MIN 116-110 NO
- Missed FT
Trey Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:21 · MIN 116-110 NO
📊The numbers
| MIN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 13 | Blocks | 6 |
