⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 6:16 · MIN 37-41 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 10:59 · MIN 43-59 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 5:24 · MIN 73-96 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
