⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 6-point lead to 15
Q3 6:16 · MIN 70-55 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 9:45 · MIN 81-68 GS
- Turnover
Kendall Gill Bad Pass. Stolen by Bob Sura.
Q4 3:17 · MIN 91-85 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:47 · MIN 86-85 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 5:58 · MIN 12-11 GS
- Turnover
Bob Sura Bad Pass. Stolen by Troy Hudson.
Q4 4:26 · MIN 89-85 GS
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:11 · MIN 91-86 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
