⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their twelve- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 20-11 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 2:05 · SA 74-66 MIN
- Steal
Tim Duncan stole it from Kevin Love
Q4 1:23 · SA 94-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul)
Q4 2:12 · SA 94-88 MIN
- Turnover
Tim Duncan turnover
Q4 2:12 · SA 94-88 MIN
- Turnover
George Hill step out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:39 · SA 94-91 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:11 · SA 57-56 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Darko Milicic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:47 · SA 71-66 MIN
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:26 · SA 92-85 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 1:23 · SA 94-91 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
