⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 45
- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 17
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:31 · MIN 21-18 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 0:56 · MIN 81-57 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 8:43 · MIN 8-16 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 5:14 · MIN 100-76 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
