⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Ties it
Mike Miller hit a 19-foot jumper, Sebastian Telfair with the assist
OT 4:26 · MIN 107-107 SA
- Lead
Corey Brewer hit a 17-foot jumper, Kevin Love with the assist
OT 3:46 · MIN 109-107 SA
- Ties it
Al Jefferson hit a 9-foot two point shot, Mike Miller with the assist
OT 0:02 · MIN 115-115 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Randy Foye bad pass
Q4 0:02 · MIN 105-107 SA
- Turnover
Mike Miller turnover
OT 2:06 · MIN 109-109 SA
- Turnover
Randy Foye traveling
OT 1:05 · MIN 109-111 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- Lead
Tim Duncan hit a 11-foot two point shot, Roger Mason with the assist
Q4 0:02 · MIN 105-107 SA
- Ties it
Tony Parker hit a driving layup
OT 2:19 · MIN 109-109 SA
- Winner
Tony Parker hit a 20-foot jumper, Ime Udoka with the assist
OT 0:00 · MIN 115-117 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 4:45 · MIN 92-93 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan offensive foul (Randy Foye draws the foul)
Q4 3:13 · MIN 96-98 SA
- Turnover
Fabricio Oberto traveling
Q4 1:44 · MIN 98-103 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 25 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
