⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, twelve of eighteen from three
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 32-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 31
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:03 · MIN 24-25 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 7:26 · MIN 44-38 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 7:16 · MIN 61-70 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 16 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
