⏱️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
-4Q126-26
-2Q224-23
+4Q323-17
+5Q426-20
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
Key battles
11Turnovers19
4Blocks8
14Points off turnovers8
57%Three-point accuracy40%
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
