⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 14 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
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 33-11 off them- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 18
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 3:59 · GS 19-17 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 9:18 · GS 62-46 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 2:14 · GS 75-57 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
David Lee technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:17 · GS 47-43 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
