⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 43 from three
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 54
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:22 · GS 12-0 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 4:34 · GS 91-75 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:19 · GS 19-18 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:55 · GS 46-46 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 19 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
