⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves 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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:34 · MIN 62-61 GS
- Lead
Kevin Garnett made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
Q4 1:13 · MIN 95-93 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 3:19 · MIN 19-26 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 11:33 · MIN 30-41 GS
- Winner
Jason Richardson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Van Exel.
Q4 0:00 · MIN 95-98 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Van Exel Foul
Q4 2:08 · MIN 93-90 GS
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:08 · MIN 93-91 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
