⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 6:20 · MIN 53-64 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:03 · MIN 66-70 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:43 · MIN 11-22 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 10:55 · MIN 38-58 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 1:38 · MIN 66-80 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kevin Willis Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 10:25 · MIN 17-27 SA
- Technical
Speedy Claxton Technical Foul
Q2 7:15 · MIN 23-35 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
