⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 21
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 6:50 · MIN 20-8 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 4:50 · MIN 28-10 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 3:02 · MIN 53-32 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea bad pass
Q4 4:35 · MIN 81-83 GS
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea bad pass
Q4 1:00 · MIN 88-90 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 4:41 · MIN 68-63 GS
- Winner
Brandon Rush hit a 23-foot three jumper, Klay Thompson with the assist
Q4 1:08 · MIN 88-90 GS
- Steal
Mikki Moore stole it from Jose Juan Barea
Q4 1:00 · MIN 88-90 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dominic McGuire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · MIN 83-85 GS
- Missed FT
Dominic McGuire misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · MIN 83-85 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
