⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 25 from three- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their fourteen
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 18-9 off them
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their eleven
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 from level to 10 points up
Q2 3:02 · GS 58-48 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 3:47 · GS 108-106 MIN
- Winner
Stephen Jackson hit a 19-foot two point shot, C.J. Watson with the assist
OT 4:16 · GS 108-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelenna Azubuike offensive foul (Craig Smith draws the foul)
Q4 0:52 · GS 104-106 MIN
- Turnover
Kelenna Azubuike turnover
Q4 0:52 · GS 104-106 MIN
- Turnover
C.J. Watson offensive foul (Randy Foye draws the foul)
OT 1:20 · GS 112-108 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 7:54 · GS 6-19 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:28 · GS 71-71 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes lost ball
Q4 1:00 · GS 104-106 MIN
- Turnover
Craig Smith bad pass
OT 4:28 · GS 106-106 MIN
- Turnover
Rashad McCants turnover
OT 0:00 · GS 112-110 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 16 | Assists | 28 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
