⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:28 · GS 69-69 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 11:09 · GS 102-91 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 2:55 · GS 114-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonathan Kuminga traveling
Q4 1:22 · GS 109-106 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 0:34 · GS 49-61 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:20 · GS 105-106 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:06 · GS 105-106 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 1:01 · GS 109-106 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 19 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
