⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 28 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 12- A 20-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 42 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 3:40 · GS 33-18 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 7:01 · GS 55-37 MIN
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 42
Q3 5:05 · GS 106-64 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q1 8:00 · GS 9-8 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q2 8:48 · GS 46-37 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 0:55 · GS 121-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Justin Reed flagrant foul type 1 (Jason Richardson draws the foul)
Q1 8:00 · GS 9-8 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
