⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+8Q135-26
-9Q214-19
+8Q326-18
-2Q417-17
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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, 22 free throws to their twelve- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to ten
Key battles
43%Three-point accuracy25%
17Offensive rebounds10
3Threes made1
17Free throws made11
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
