⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 39 from three- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 50
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 30
- Gave up second chances, eighteen 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 2:03 · MIN 62-47 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 2:29 · MIN 93-68 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q3 0:53 · MIN 93-77 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 9:44 · MIN 97-85 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 36 | Assists | 21 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
