⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 23 from three- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:03 · SA 15-15 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 5:39 · SA 7-15 MIN
- Turnover
Robert Horry Bad Pass. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 2:30 · SA 87-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:08 · SA 88-94 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:38 · SA 2-10 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 5:31 · SA 54-59 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 5:54 · SA 84-87 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Tim Duncan.
Q4 1:15 · SA 88-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · SA 92-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Trenton Hassell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · SA 94-100 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
