⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 20 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 40
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 28-13 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:59 · MIN 45-49 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 8:22 · MIN 89-78 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 2:10 · MIN 104-87 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Johnson bad pass
Q4 1:44 · MIN 124-121 GS
- Turnover
Michael Beasley lost ball
Q4 1:06 · MIN 124-123 GS
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 0:17 · MIN 124-123 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 6:41 · MIN 21-22 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 0:35 · MIN 32-45 GS
- Steal
Monta Ellis stole it from Michael Beasley
Q4 1:06 · MIN 124-123 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
David Lee technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:22 · MIN 88-78 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball
Q4 0:00 · MIN 126-123 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
