⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34- A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 23
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q1 5:13 · SA 22-19 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 9:56 · SA 90-75 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 7:07 · SA 99-80 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Tony Parker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:03 · SA 50-47 MIN
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:22 · SA 90-77 MIN
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(2nd technical foul)
Q4 7:22 · SA 90-77 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:15 · SA 7-16 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:09 · SA 68-64 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses technical free throw
Q2 2:03 · SA 50-47 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 32 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 13 | Blocks | 5 |
