⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 34- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 1:59 · MIN 37-25 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 0:02 · MIN 68-58 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 5:08 · MIN 117-107 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:41 · MIN 54-49 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:15 · MIN 84-83 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kent Bazemore technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:35 · MIN 70-61 GS
- Turnover
Draymond Green traveling
Q4 4:51 · MIN 111-107 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 20 | Threes made | 15 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
