⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 34 from three
- A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 3:15 · GS 56-52 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 11:19 · GS 30-38 MIN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q3 7:45 · GS 68-85 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donte DiVincenzo out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:05 · GS 110-117 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
