⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 25-13 off them- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 24
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:34 · MIN 46-47 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Joe Ingles and Quinten Post
Q4 1:47 · MIN 85-107 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 10:58 · MIN 2-14 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 2:27 · MIN 61-85 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 31 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 20 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
