⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q1 9:02 · MIN 20-11 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:46 · MIN 101-98 GS
- Turnover
Nemanja Bjelica lost ball turnover
Q4 1:42 · MIN 104-103 GS
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · MIN 109-103 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:29 · MIN 34-32 GS
- Steal
Draymond Green stole it from Nemanja Bjelica
Q4 1:42 · MIN 104-103 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 3 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 15 | Blocks | 17 |
