⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 11:07 · MIN 72-71 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Rubio technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 8:23 · MIN 5-8 SA
- Goaltend
Dante Cunningham defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:23 · MIN 85-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 3:02 · MIN 39-47 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:07 · MIN 64-71 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 7:20 · MIN 79-85 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
