⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 8:47 · MIN 45-28 SA
- Lead
Michael Beasley hit a 6-foot running jumper
OT 4:18 · MIN 108-106 SA
- Lead
Anthony Tolliver hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:04 · MIN 109-108 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Tolliver bad pass
OT 3:35 · MIN 108-106 SA
- Turnover
Michael Beasley bad pass
OT 3:06 · MIN 108-106 SA
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
OT 0:30 · MIN 109-111 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:11 · MIN 87-85 SA
- Ties it
Tim Duncan hit a 7-foot jumper, Tony Parker with the assist
OT 2:38 · MIN 108-108 SA
- Winner
Matt Bonner hit a 25-foot three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
OT 0:49 · MIN 109-111 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · MIN 100-94 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
