⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 18-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 51
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 dragged them back level
Q2 2:15 · MIN 58-58 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 5:01 · MIN 85-78 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Gorgui Dieng and David West
Q1 0:27 · MIN 27-28 GS
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 0:33 · MIN 106-114 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:51 · MIN 35-38 GS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q4 8:25 · MIN 92-103 GS
- Steal
Stephen Curry stole it from Andrew Wiggins
Q4 0:33 · MIN 106-114 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · MIN 108-116 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
