⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 28 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:24 · SA 18-19 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 8:01 · SA 40-33 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 3:19 · SA 68-65 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Anthony Peeler.
Q4 3:40 · SA 83-89 MIN
- Turnover
Tony Parker Bad Pass
Q4 2:53 · SA 83-90 MIN
- Turnover
Charles Smith Bad Pass
Q4 1:51 · SA 85-92 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:07 · SA 57-57 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Offensive Foul
Q4 3:03 · SA 83-90 MIN
- Turnover
Foul
Q4 3:03 · SA 83-90 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Bad Pass
Q4 2:08 · SA 85-92 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
