⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 10:00 · GS 77-74 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:06 · GS 92-89 MIN
- Missed FT
Speedy Claxton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · GS 93-90 MIN
- Missed FT
Speedy Claxton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · GS 97-90 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:00 · GS 35-33 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Sam Cassell Technical Foul
Q3 6:03 · GS 52-52 MIN
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · GS 93-89 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
