⏱️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, 10 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 5:13 · MIN 47-36 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 9:03 · MIN 98-80 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendall Gill Lost Ball. Stolen by Gilbert Arenas.
Q4 2:46 · MIN 102-94 GS
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Lost Ball
Q4 1:15 · MIN 102-97 GS
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Lost Ball. Stolen by Mike Dunleavy.
Q4 0:56 · MIN 102-97 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 8:41 · MIN 67-61 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:35 · MIN 100-94 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Erick Dampier Technical Foul
Q2 3:33 · MIN 47-36 GS
- Turnover
Bob Sura Bad Pass
Q4 0:53 · MIN 102-97 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 32 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
