⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse 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, 50 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 28
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 9:48 · GS 15-11 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 10:29 · GS 39-35 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 9:03 · GS 73-63 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala bad pass
Q4 2:59 · GS 99-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 11:19 · GS 86-79 MIN
- Steal
Lorenzo Brown stole it from Andre Iguodala
Q4 2:59 · GS 99-93 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 3:30 · GS 97-93 MIN
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 2:16 · GS 102-95 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
