⏱️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
0Q122-21
-4Q225-26
0Q321-20
-4Q424-25
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 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, 43 free throws to their 25
Key battles
10Blocks3
4Steals10
4Threes made7
30Free throws made21
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
