⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 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
- Ties it
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a two point shot
Q4 2:40 · MIN 101-101 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:05 · MIN 99-99 GS
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:07 · MIN 104-107 GS
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:07 · MIN 103-107 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 3:41 · MIN 55-59 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:05 · MIN 72-75 GS
- Winner
Draymond Green hit a dunk, Stephen Curry with the assist
Q4 1:47 · MIN 101-103 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
