⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+6Q124-19
+2Q223-23
-2Q321-24
+8Q425-18
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 26-11 off them
Key battles
12Steals3
26Points off turnovers11
44%Three-point accuracy31%
12Turnovers18
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
