⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:20 · MIN 49-54 SA
- Ties it
Wally Szczerbiak hit a layup, Kevin Garnett with the assist
Q4 1:08 · MIN 86-86 SA
- Lead
Marko Jaric hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 87-86 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marko Jaric misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 86-86 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 9:34 · MIN 23-27 SA
- Ties it
Michael Finley hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 87-87 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan offensive foul (Troy Hudson draws the foul)
Q4 0:54 · MIN 86-86 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 0:54 · MIN 86-86 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 87-86 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
