⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
-4Q125-28
+11Q229-18
-2Q321-21
-3Q430-32
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 31- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 41
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 24-12 off them
Key battles
12Points off turnovers24
23Offensive rebounds12
7Steals14
71Rebounds46
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
