⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up in the second quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up
Q2 4:48 · GS 55-52 MIN
- Go-ahead
Klay Thompson hit a 27-foot threeer, Stephen Curry with the assist
Q4 2:47 · GS 92-91 MIN
- Go-ahead
Jordan Poole hit a three jumper, Klay Thompson with the assist
Q4 1:28 · GS 96-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevon Looney misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · GS 93-91 MIN
- Turnover
Draymond Green bad pass
Q4 0:14 · GS 96-95 MIN
- Turnover
Jordan Poole out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:04 · GS 96-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 9:06 · GS 7-16 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:45 · GS 58-61 MIN
- Winner
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 27-foot three shot, Kyle Anderson with the assist
Q4 0:11 · GS 96-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:31 · GS 92-91 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert turnover
Q4 2:13 · GS 92-91 MIN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · GS 96-94 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
