⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 9 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 9:36 · MIN 42-32 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 8:52 · MIN 68-74 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis lost ball
Q4 4:31 · MIN 91-99 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
