⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their twenty
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 28, and outscored them 47-15 off them
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 46
- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 53
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 7:18 · GS 49-40 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q2 1:02 · GS 77-55 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q3 2:53 · GS 106-73 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ryan Hollins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:24 · GS 101-73 MIN
- Flagrant
Sasha Pavlovic flagrant foul type 1 (Acie Law draws the foul)
Q4 1:24 · GS 139-99 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 36 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 42 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 47 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 22 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
