⏱️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 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, 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
Kept giving it away, eleven turnovers to their five, and were outscored 15-4 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 6:07 · MIN 23-14 SA
- Go-ahead
Kevin Garnett hit a driving layup
Q4 0:34 · MIN 92-91 SA
- Winner
Mark Blount hit a 18-foot jumper, Ricky Davis with the assist
OT 3:29 · MIN 95-93 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trenton Hassell lost ball
Q4 3:44 · MIN 90-89 SA
- Technical
Ricky Davis double technical foul
OT 1:42 · MIN 97-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:19 · MIN 39-35 SA
- Go-ahead
Tim Duncan hit a layup
Q4 0:53 · MIN 90-91 SA
- Ties it
Manu Ginobili hit a driving layup
Q4 0:28 · MIN 93-93 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:19 · MIN 90-89 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
OT 3:04 · MIN 95-93 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:59 · MIN 101-98 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
