⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:43 · GS 8-3 MIN
- Go-ahead
Dario Saric hit a 27-foot three jumper, Brandin Podziemski with the assist
Q4 2:05 · GS 98-96 MIN
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Kyle Anderson
Q4 0:01 · GS 101-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Draymond Green flagrant foul type 2
Q1 10:17 · GS 0-0 MIN
- Missed FT
Cory Joseph misses technical free throw
Q2 3:35 · GS 48-46 MIN
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 3:11 · GS 95-94 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 10:02 · GS 34-35 MIN
- Winner
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 26-foot three jumper, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 1:07 · GS 98-99 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 1:07 · GS 98-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker bad pass
Q4 4:26 · GS 92-92 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:48 · GS 98-96 MIN
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson bad pass
Q4 0:01 · GS 101-104 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
