⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️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.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 4:28 · GS 27-16 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 8:32 · GS 50-28 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 3:02 · GS 98-91 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:31 · GS 98-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · GS 105-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 4:41 · GS 50-37 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:16 · GS 98-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashad McCants misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:56 · GS 98-91 MIN
- Turnover
Al Jefferson traveling
Q4 1:47 · GS 98-94 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:23 · GS 100-96 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 84 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
