⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 3:26 · MIN 20-18 GS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q3 1:47 · MIN 98-81 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 27
Q4 9:03 · MIN 111-84 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Nowell misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 0:23 · MIN 26-22 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 6:05 · MIN 111-92 GS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jonathan Kuminga flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:23 · MIN 26-22 GS
- Technical
Steve Kerr technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:03 · MIN 67-68 GS
- Technical
Andre Iguodala technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:03 · MIN 98-84 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
