⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 24-9 off them- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 49
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 11:30 · MIN 35-21 GS
- Ties it
Jose Juan Barea hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:23 · MIN 94-94 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jose Juan Barea technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:07 · MIN 49-38 GS
- Turnover
Kevin Love offensive foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul)
Q4 2:02 · MIN 91-92 GS
- Turnover
Kevin Love turnover
Q4 2:02 · MIN 91-92 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 8:19 · MIN 58-59 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 3:49 · MIN 68-75 GS
- Winner
Charles Jenkins hit a driving layup
Q4 0:20 · MIN 94-96 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Charles Jenkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIN 94-97 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
