⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 17 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
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
Q2 6:07 · GS 42-38 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q3 3:49 · GS 92-67 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:01 · GS 23-26 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 1:34 · GS 92-75 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ed Davis flagrant foul type 2
Q2 5:54 · GS 35-38 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
