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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Warriors | 24 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 103 |
 Timberwolves | 34 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 109 |
GSWTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSW | 37-9140.7% | 10-3627.8% | 19-2190.5% | 50 | 22 | 13 |
| MIN | 44-9546.3% | 6-2030.0% | 15-2171.4% | 50 | 27 | 9 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Minnesota Timberwolves109| 40 | 10 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | +8 | −0.3 | ||||||||
| 39 | 31 | 13-24 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 0 | +15 | +9.6 | |||||||
| 39 | 11 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +15 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 37 | 23 | 9-16 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +2.6 | |||||
| 36 | 10 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +1.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 12 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −9 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 12 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +2.3 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.8 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −3.2 | |||||
| Team | 109 | 44-9546.3% | 6-2030.0% | 50 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 15-2171.4% | 13 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 24 points on 10 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Cole Aldrich, Aaron Brooks and Marcus Georges-Hunt (coach’s decision).
Golden State Warriors103| 40 | 21 | 8-22 | 3-12 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −6.5 | ||||
| 39 | 39 | 11-32 | 5-12 | 12-12 | 0 | −19 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 35 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 29 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −10.2 | |||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −15 | +0.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 16 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | +8 | +10.5 | |||||||
| 22 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +16 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −1.0 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.0 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.9 | |||||
| Team | 103 | 37-9140.7% | 10-3627.8% | 50 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 19-2190.5% | 12 | 6 | 7 | |||
Bench 27 points on 11 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Damian Jones (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves109Warriors103ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points (14 in the fourth quarter) and 16 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the defending champion Golden State Warriors 109-103.
Tyus Jones’ 21-foot jumper put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 11:43 left in the fourth quarter.
The Warriors got within 104-103 on Kevin Durant’s pull-up 3-pointer with 2:08 to play, but Towns answered with a 12-foot fadeaway, and the Warriors got no closer.
Jeff Teague’s free throw with 29.5 seconds left made it 109-103 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Warriors 10-9. Towns scored 8 of the Timberwolves’ 10 on 4 for 6 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Nemanja Bjelica had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Timberwolves scored 3 points off them. In that stretch, Teague had 4 of his 10 assists, all with the game within 5 points.
Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points.
For the Warriors, Durant had 39 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks but shot 11 for 32, and Klay Thompson added 21 points (9 in the second quarter). Zaza Pachulia had 16 points and 11 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench.
The Timberwolves shot 46.3% from the field and 30.0% from 3 to the Warriors’ 40.7% and 27.8%. The Warriors forced 10 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Warriors 65-50 in 26 minutes together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesGolden State WarriorsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
94 points from the field on 95 shots: 5.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-37 | 56.8% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-15 | 53.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-23 | 39.1% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-6 | 16.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-14 | 35.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaza Pachulia | 26 | 10 | 3-7 | +3 |
| JaVale McGee | 23 | 7 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Draymond Green | 16 | 10 | 5-9 | +6 |
| Kevin Durant | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klay Thompson | 47 | 8 | 3-4 | −4 |
| Kevin Durant | 9 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Draymond Green | 5 | 0 | 0-4 | −1 |
| Quinn Cook | 4 | 6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klay Thompson | 16 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Nick Young | 10 | 5 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Kevin Durant | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 41 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
GSW
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Durant 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (39 PTS)
Q4 2:08
22.4%
85→62
Towns 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (29 PTS)
Q4 1:08
22.4%
62→85
Towns 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Teague 10 AST)
Q4 2:18
16.5%
68→85
Crawford 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Gibson 2 AST)
Q4 7:42
14.0%
62→76
Towns Hook Shot (25 PTS) (Teague 9 AST)
Q4 3:38
13.6%
68→82
