⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the first 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donte DiVincenzo misses technical free throw
Q3 2:13 · MIN 68-74 GS
- Missed FT
Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:36 · MIN 92-94 GS
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:55 · MIN 94-96 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q1 1:08 · MIN 15-36 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 3:38 · MIN 94-104 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses technical free throw
Q2 1:56 · MIN 28-43 GS
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul
Q3 2:13 · MIN 68-74 GS
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
