Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 09 Dec 2014

Tip-off: 01:00

Final 86-102

20-25 19-23 24-31 23-23

Position#30

Record4-15

FormLLLLL

Points / game100.2

Allowed / game110.6

Minnesota Timberwolves

Golden State Warriors 🏆

Position#1

Record17-2

FormWWWWW

Points / game107.1

Allowed / game96.2

NBA

NBA2014-15

Meetings · Minnesota Timberwolves v Golden State Warriors

Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Minnesota Timberwolves winLost

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Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

Golden State Warriors winWon

-no forecast

Best oddsnone

Implied-

Edge-

No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Minnesota Timberwolves USA

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

New York Knicks

#29

115-99

115

+16

H20/11

NBA

San Antonio Spurs

92-121

121

-29

H22/11

NBA

Sacramento Kings

#25

101-113

101

113

-12

H23/11

NBA

Milwaukee Bucks

#15

86-103

103

-17

H27/11

NBA

Los Angeles Lakers

#27

120-119

120

119

A29/11

NBA

Portland Trail Blazers

93-107

107

-14

A01/12

NBA

Los Angeles Clippers

101-127

101

127

-26

A02/12

NBA

Philadelphia 76ers

#28

77-85

-8

H04/12

NBA

Houston Rockets

112-114 OT

112

114

-2

H06/12

NBA

San Antonio Spurs

101-123

101

123

-22

A07/12

NBA

27-25

37-26

29-22

22-26

26-29

22-30

14-32

30-30

24-21

28-27

25-36

24-29

24-26

23-25

23-21

16-31

23-30

31-28

39-38

27-23

26-22

14-26

21-27

32-32

34-31

16-34

18-36

33-26

13-23

21-9

22-25

21-28

24-33

33-22

17-28

31-22

23-31

28-37

25-28

25-27

210.9Avg total

99.8Scored

111.1Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (19)	100.2	110.6	210.7	-10.4	21%
Season at home (9)	98.4	105.0	203.4	-6.6	22%
Season away (10)	101.7	115.6	217.3	-13.9	20%
Last 10 (10)	99.8	111.1	210.9	-11.3	20%
Last 5 (5)	96.8	111.2	208.0	-14.4	0%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)	99.9	111.1	210.9	-11.2	19%
vs Similar (11)	105.5	108.5	214.1	-3.0	45%
vs Weaker (3)	108.3	114.0	222.3	-5.7	0%

This opponent (Golden State Warriors) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

Golden State Warriors USA

Last 10 – points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Los Angeles Lakers

#27

136-115

136

115

+21

A17/11

NBA

Utah Jazz

#19

101-88

101

+13

H22/11

NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder

#13

91-86

A24/11

NBA

Miami Heat

#21

114-97

114

+17

A26/11

NBA

Orlando Magic

#26

111-96

111

+15

A27/11

NBA

Charlotte Hornets

#22

106-101

106

101

A29/11

NBA

Detroit Pistons

#23

104-93

104

+11

A30/11

NBA

Orlando Magic

#26

98-97

H03/12

NBA

New Orleans Pelicans

#14

112-85

112

+27

H05/12

NBA

Chicago Bulls

112-102

112

102

+10

A07/12

NBA

34-23

40-32

41-24

21-36

28-13

26-19

31-25

16-31

28-20

24-27

18-19

21-20

30-36

31-26

30-24

23-11

31-27

34-25

27-13

19-31

28-24

21-31

25-25

32-21

21-24

32-16

29-31

22-22

24-25

32-21

17-29

25-22

22-28

31-12

27-26

32-19

28-22

33-27

18-31

33-22

204.5Avg total

108.5Scored

96.0Allowed

Split	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Win %
Season (19)	107.1	96.2	203.3	+10.9	89%
Season at home (8)	109.8	97.1	206.9	+12.6	88%
Season away (11)	105.2	95.5	200.7	+9.6	91%
Last 10 (10)	108.5	96.0	204.5	+12.5	100%
Last 5 (5)	106.4	95.6	202.0	+10.8	100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (11)	110.3	112.0	222.3	-1.7	45%
vs Weaker ◀ (19)	107.5	95.7	203.2	+11.8	95%

This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

Minnesota TimberwolvesGolden State Warriors

Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.

Bets by quarter and half · pick a period

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	24.8	27.2	52.0	-2.3	37%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	24.0	25.8	49.8	-1.8	27%	-
Last 30 away (15)	25.7	28.5	54.2	-2.9	47%	-
Last 10 (10)	24.4	27.1	51.5	-2.7	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	24.0	28.0	52.0	-4.0	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)	24.1	27.1	51.2	-3.1	38%	-
vs Similar (11)	26.3	26.8	53.1	-0.5	36%	-
vs Weaker (3)	23.7	28.7	52.3	-5.0	33%	-

1st quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	27.3	26.4	53.7	+1.0	47%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	27.7	27.0	54.7	+0.7	33%	-
Last 30 away (18)	27.1	25.9	53.1	+1.2	56%	-
Last 10 (10)	27.4	24.2	51.6	+3.2	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	24.6	24.6	49.2	+0.0	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (11)	25.9	27.3	53.2	-1.4	27%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (19)	28.2	25.8	54.0	+2.3	58%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	25.1	26.0	51.1	-0.9	53%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	26.5	24.0	50.5	+2.5	67%	-
Last 30 away (15)	23.7	28.1	51.7	-4.4	40%	-
Last 10 (10)	25.3	26.4	51.7	-1.1	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	22.4	25.6	48.0	-3.2	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)	23.8	28.2	51.9	-4.4	31%	-
vs Similar (11)	26.9	24.7	51.6	+2.2	73%	-
vs Weaker (3)	25.7	19.3	45.0	+6.3	100%	-

2nd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	28.9	23.8	52.7	+5.1	67%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	29.4	20.9	50.3	+8.5	75%	-
Last 30 away (18)	28.6	25.7	54.2	+2.9	61%	-
Last 10 (10)	30.4	23.6	54.0	+6.8	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	29.8	21.4	51.2	+8.4	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (11)	27.5	25.0	52.5	+2.5	55%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (19)	29.7	23.1	52.8	+6.7	74%	-

Minnesota TimberwolvesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

New York Knicks

#29

64-51

+13

H20/11

NBA

San Antonio Spurs

48-59

-11

H22/11

NBA

Sacramento Kings

#25

52-48

H23/11

NBA

Milwaukee Bucks

#15

47-51

-4

H27/11

NBA

Los Angeles Lakers

#27

54-58

-4

A29/11

NBA

Portland Trail Blazers

40-48

-8

A01/12

NBA

Los Angeles Clippers

50-65

-15

A02/12

NBA

Philadelphia 76ers

#28

34-32

H04/12

NBA

Houston Rockets

57-55

H06/12

NBA

San Antonio Spurs

51-68

-17

A07/12

NBA

103.2Avg total

49.7Scored

53.5Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	49.9	53.2	103.1	-3.3	40%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	50.5	49.8	100.3	+0.7	53%	-
Last 30 away (15)	49.3	56.6	105.9	-7.3	27%	-
Last 10 (10)	49.7	53.5	103.2	-3.8	40%	-
Last 5 (5)	46.4	53.6	100.0	-7.2	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)	47.8	55.3	103.1	-7.5	25%	-
vs Similar (11)	53.2	51.5	104.7	+1.6	55%	-
vs Weaker (3)	49.3	48.0	97.3	+1.3	67%	-

This opponent (Golden State Warriors) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

Golden State WarriorsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against

Opponent

Position

Result

Score

Points

Margin

Date

Competition

Los Angeles Lakers

#27

74-55

+19

A17/11

NBA

Utah Jazz

#19

54-32

+22

H22/11

NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder

#13

52-47

A24/11

NBA

Miami Heat

#21

61-62

-1

A26/11

NBA

Orlando Magic

#26

65-52

+13

A27/11

NBA

Charlotte Hornets

#22

49-55

-6

A29/11

NBA

Detroit Pistons

#23

53-40

+13

A30/11

NBA

Orlando Magic

#26

56-46

+10

H03/12

NBA

New Orleans Pelicans

#14

53-40

+13

H05/12

NBA

Chicago Bulls

61-49

+12

A07/12

NBA

105.6Avg total

57.8Scored

47.8Allowed

1st half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	56.2	50.1	106.4	+6.1	63%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	57.1	47.9	105.0	+9.2	67%	-
Last 30 away (18)	55.7	51.6	107.3	+4.1	61%	-
Last 10 (10)	57.8	47.8	105.6	+10.0	80%	-
Last 5 (5)	54.4	46.0	100.4	+8.4	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (11)	53.4	52.3	105.6	+1.1	36%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (19)	57.9	48.9	106.8	+9.0	79%	-

This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

1st half bets · Pythia's probability, the best price and the edge

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3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	25.3	28.0	53.3	-2.8	43%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	23.3	26.5	49.9	-3.2	47%	-
Last 30 away (15)	27.2	29.5	56.7	-2.3	40%	-
Last 10 (10)	23.3	29.3	52.6	-6.0	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	20.6	28.8	49.4	-8.2	0%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)	25.2	28.8	53.9	-3.6	38%	-
vs Similar (11)	25.5	27.1	52.5	-1.6	55%	-
vs Weaker (3)	25.0	27.7	52.7	-2.7	33%	-

3rd quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	26.0	25.2	51.2	+0.8	47%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	26.8	26.2	52.9	+0.6	67%	-
Last 30 away (18)	25.5	24.6	50.1	+0.9	33%	-
Last 10 (10)	26.3	24.7	51.0	+1.6	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	23.2	28.4	51.6	-5.2	20%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (11)	26.9	28.3	55.2	-1.4	36%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (19)	25.5	23.4	48.9	+2.1	53%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	25.5	26.5	52.0	-1.1	40%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	26.2	26.9	53.1	-0.7	40%	-
Last 30 away (15)	24.7	26.2	50.9	-1.5	40%	-
Last 10 (10)	26.1	27.4	53.5	-1.3	30%	-
Last 5 (5)	28.4	27.0	55.4	+1.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)	26.4	26.4	52.9	+0.0	50%	-
vs Similar (11)	23.8	26.1	49.9	-2.3	27%	-
vs Weaker (3)	26.3	28.7	55.0	-2.3	33%	-

4th quarter	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the quarter	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	25.9	25.9	51.7	+0.0	50%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	26.3	25.2	51.5	+1.2	50%	-
Last 30 away (18)	25.6	26.3	51.9	-0.8	50%	-
Last 10 (10)	24.4	23.5	47.9	+0.9	60%	-
Last 5 (5)	28.8	21.2	50.0	+7.6	80%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (11)	28.9	30.2	59.1	-1.3	36%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (19)	24.1	23.4	47.5	+0.7	58%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	50.7	54.6	105.3	-3.8	37%	-
Last 30 at home (15)	49.5	53.4	102.9	-3.9	40%	-
Last 30 away (15)	51.9	55.7	107.7	-3.8	33%	-
Last 10 (10)	49.4	56.7	106.1	-7.3	20%	-
Last 5 (5)	49.0	55.8	104.8	-6.8	0%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)	51.6	55.2	106.8	-3.6	38%	-
vs Similar (11)	49.3	53.2	102.5	-3.9	36%	-
vs Weaker (3)	51.3	56.3	107.7	-5.0	33%	-

2nd half	Scored	Allowed	Total	Margin	Won the half	Over main line
Last 30 (30)	51.9	51.1	102.9	+0.8	53%	-
Last 30 at home (12)	53.1	51.3	104.4	+1.8	58%	-
Last 30 away (18)	51.1	50.9	101.9	+0.2	50%	-
Last 10 (10)	50.7	48.2	98.9	+2.5	50%	-
Last 5 (5)	52.0	49.6	101.6	+2.4	40%	-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger	no games
vs Similar (11)	55.8	58.5	114.3	-2.6	45%	-
vs Weaker ◀ (19)	49.6	46.8	96.4	+2.8	58%	-

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record

Minnesota Timberwolves wins

Golden State Warriors wins

Date	Game	Score
15/04/14	Golden State Warriors v Minnesota Timberwolves	130-120
25/01/14	Golden State Warriors v Minnesota Timberwolves	120-121
07/11/13	Minnesota Timberwolves v Golden State Warriors	93-106
10/04/13	Golden State Warriors v Minnesota Timberwolves	105-89
24/02/13	Minnesota Timberwolves v Golden State Warriors	99-100
25/11/12	Golden State Warriors v Minnesota Timberwolves	96-85
17/11/12	Minnesota Timberwolves v Golden State Warriors	98-106
22/04/12	Minnesota Timberwolves v Golden State Warriors	88-93
05/04/12	Minnesota Timberwolves v Golden State Warriors	94-97
20/03/12	Golden State Warriors v Minnesota Timberwolves	93-97

Minnesota Timberwolveslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
07/12/14	A	San Antonio Spurs	101-123
06/12/14	H	Houston Rockets	112-114 OT
04/12/14	H	Philadelphia 76ers	77-85
02/12/14	A	Los Angeles Clippers	101-127
01/12/14	A	Portland Trail Blazers	93-107
29/11/14	A	Los Angeles Lakers	120-119
27/11/14	H	Milwaukee Bucks	86-103
23/11/14	H	Sacramento Kings	101-113
22/11/14	H	San Antonio Spurs	92-121
20/11/14	H	New York Knicks	115-99

Golden State Warriorslast 10

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
07/12/14	A	Chicago Bulls	112-102
05/12/14	H	New Orleans Pelicans	112-85
03/12/14	H	Orlando Magic	98-97
30/11/14	A	Detroit Pistons	104-93
29/11/14	A	Charlotte Hornets	106-101
27/11/14	A	Orlando Magic	111-96
26/11/14	A	Miami Heat	114-97
24/11/14	A	Oklahoma City Thunder	91-86
22/11/14	H	Utah Jazz	101-88
17/11/14	A	Los Angeles Lakers	136-115

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Minnesota Timberwolves

NBA 2014-15

Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	LLLLL	21%
Home	LLLLL	22%
Away	LWLLL	20%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	19	9	10
Win %	21%	22%	20%
Points / game	100.2	98.4	101.7
Allowed / game	110.6	105.0	115.6
Point differential	-10.4	-6.6	-13.9
Avg total	210.7	203.4	217.3
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	5%	11%	0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	25% (4)	0% (2)	50% (2)
Overtime %	11%	11%	10%

Golden State Warriors

NBA 2014-15

Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)

Form	Last 5	Win %
Overall	WWWWW	89%
Home	WWWWW	88%
Away	WWWWW	91%

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Games	19	8	11
Win %	89%	88%	91%
Points / game	107.1	109.8	105.2
Allowed / game	96.2	97.1	95.5
Point differential	+10.9	+12.6	+9.6
Avg total	203.3	206.9	200.7
Over main line	-	-	-
Win by 10+	63%	62%	64%
Close games (≤5 pts) won	100% (4)	100% (1)	100% (3)
Overtime %	0%	0%	0%

This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#	Team	GP	W	L	Win %	PF/g	PA/g	Diff
1	Golden State Warriors	19	17	2	89%	107.1	96.2	+10.9
2	Portland Trail Blazers	20	16	4	80%	103.4	96.0	+7.4
3	Memphis Grizzlies	20	16	4	80%	100.3	93.5	+6.9
4	Houston Rockets	20	16	4	80%	98.8	94.0	+4.8
5	Toronto Raptors	21	16	5	76%	108.9	100.3	+8.6
6	San Antonio Spurs	20	15	5	75%	101.2	94.0	+7.2
7	Los Angeles Clippers	19	14	5	74%	106.4	98.5	+7.8
8	Dallas Mavericks	22	16	6	73%	110.6	102.5	+8.1
9	Atlanta Hawks	20	14	6	70%	103.7	99.0	+4.7
10	Washington Wizards	20	14	6	70%	101.3	97.7	+3.7
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	19	12	7	63%	103.4	98.1	+5.3
12	Chicago Bulls	20	12	8	60%	102.6	100.5	+2.1
13	Phoenix Suns	21	12	9	57%	105.2	103.1	+2.1
14	Sacramento Kings	20	10	10	50%	101.4	101.7	-0.3
15	Milwaukee Bucks	22	11	11	50%	98.7	99.9	-1.2
16	New Orleans Pelicans	19	9	10	47%	100.4	100.3	+0.2
17	Miami Heat	20	9	11	45%	95.0	98.7	-3.6
18	Denver Nuggets	21	9	12	43%	103.5	105.8	-2.2
19	Brooklyn Nets	19	8	11	42%	96.8	100.0	-3.2
20	Orlando Magic	23	9	14	39%	94.9	100.1	-5.2
21	Boston Celtics	19	7	12	37%	105.6	107.3	-1.7
22	Oklahoma City Thunder	20	7	13	35%	92.5	94.0	-1.6
23	Indiana Pacers	21	7	14	33%	93.4	96.9	-3.4
24	Utah Jazz	20	5	15	25%	96.2	102.5	-6.2
25	Charlotte Hornets	20	5	15	25%	94.2	101.2	-7.0
26	Los Angeles Lakers	21	5	16	24%	102.5	110.9	-8.3
27	Minnesota Timberwolves	19	4	15	21%	100.2	110.6	-10.4
28	New York Knicks	22	4	18	18%	93.7	99.0	-5.3
29	Detroit Pistons	21	3	18	14%	93.1	99.6	-6.4
30	Philadelphia 76ers	20	2	18	10%	92.0	104.0	-12.1

Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Minnesota Timberwolves	20	19	24	23	86
Golden State Warriors	25	23	31	23	102

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors Result & Analysis

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🤝 10. Games History

📊 11. Overall Statistics

🏆 12. League Table

📋 13. Box Score

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