⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:49 · GS 10-6 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q2 4:05 · GS 58-37 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 34
Q4 10:41 · GS 95-61 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses technical free throw
Q3 11:15 · GS 58-37 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 0 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
