⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second quarter
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:15 · MIN 16-8 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 10:37 · MIN 33-40 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 8:23 · MIN 81-99 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Klay Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:22 · MIN 31-35 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
