⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:33 · MIN 27-18 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 2:23 · MIN 35-20 SA
- Winner
Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:01 · MIN 75-74 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 5:00 · MIN 69-65 SA
- Turnover
Trenton Hassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Hedo Turkoglu.
Q4 3:39 · MIN 69-68 SA
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · MIN 77-74 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Lead
Hedo Turkoglu made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tim Duncan.
Q4 3:00 · MIN 71-74 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:16 · MIN 73-74 SA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:16 · MIN 73-74 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Lost Ball. Stolen by Ervin Johnson.
Q4 0:15 · MIN 75-74 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 0 | Threes made | 2 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
