⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44- A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
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 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:14 · GS 73-70 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 3:54 · GS 89-85 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:34 · GS 104-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler III misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · GS 111-114 MIN
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · GS 118-117 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 5:49 · GS 79-85 MIN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up
Q4 10:26 · GS 96-108 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 1:15 · GS 118-125 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle traveling
Q4 2:24 · GS 112-114 MIN
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 2:00 · GS 115-114 MIN
- Missed FT
Naz Reid misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · GS 118-120 MIN
📊The numbers
| GS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
