⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 5:33 · SA 27-22 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 5:11 · SA 59-43 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 1:15 · SA 69-46 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
