⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen- Went cold from three, fourteen of 50
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 34
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:30 · MIN 9-4 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 0:27 · MIN 38-34 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 7:16 · MIN 103-102 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 0:58 · MIN 110-110 GS
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell turnover
OT 4:35 · MIN 110-110 GS
- Goaltend
Naz Reid defensive goaltending violation
OT 1:02 · MIN 117-114 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:13 · MIN 18-21 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:02 · MIN 29-34 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:09 · MIN 56-61 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:31 · MIN 107-106 GS
- Turnover
Klay Thompson bad pass
Q4 0:55 · MIN 110-110 GS
- Turnover
Jordan Poole out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 4:43 · MIN 110-110 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
