⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:08 · MIN 86-93 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Corey Brewer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:36 · MIN 62-68 SA
- Technical
Darko Milicic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:36 · MIN 62-68 SA
- Technical
Kevin Love technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:26 · MIN 62-72 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
