⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, eleven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-12 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 27
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 0:03 · MIN 49-29 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10
Q4 3:42 · MIN 64-54 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
