⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 11:15 · MIN 36-28 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 2:38 · MIN 53-38 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29
Q4 11:26 · MIN 89-60 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:56 · MIN 4-14 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
