⏱️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
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 44
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 7:26 · GS 71-61 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 4:45 · GS 80-66 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jarrett Jack flagrant foul type 1 (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)
Q3 3:00 · GS 78-64 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Ridnour technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:58 · GS 63-60 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
