⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 22
- Went cold from three, two of fifteen
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 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:16 · MIN 89-92 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Alexey Shved technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:37 · MIN 60-67 GS
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · MIN 91-98 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 11:00 · MIN 52-61 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 3:15 · MIN 92-100 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · MIN 87-92 GS
- Missed FT
Charles Jenkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIN 96-102 GS
- Missed FT
Charles Jenkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIN 96-102 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
