⏱️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.
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 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.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 1:53 · SA 93-88 MIN
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SA 99-93 MIN
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SA 99-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:47 · SA 46-40 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:56 · SA 85-80 MIN
- Steal
Al Jefferson stole it from Manu Ginobili
Q4 1:53 · SA 93-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Randy Foye turnover
Q4 2:06 · SA 93-88 MIN
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · SA 93-88 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
