⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 points ahead of 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 31-18 off them- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9
- Lost the glass, 17 rebounds to 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:26 · MIN 58-62 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antoine Walker bad pass
Q4 4:28 · MIN 88-95 GS
- Missed FT
Ryan Gomes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:59 · MIN 93-101 GS
- Turnover
Marko Jaric discontinue dribble
Q4 1:28 · MIN 93-101 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:41 · MIN 34-39 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 0:48 · MIN 66-86 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
C.J. Watson misses technical free throw
Q2 6:13 · MIN 34-34 GS
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · MIN 88-94 GS
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:28 · MIN 88-96 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 77 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
