⏱️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 second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️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.
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Andrew Wiggins
Q4 1:59 · SA 96-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · SA 98-92 MIN
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge lost ball turnover
Q4 0:45 · SA 98-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · SA 99-95 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:12 · SA 0-10 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 6:41 · SA 45-47 MIN
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from LaMarcus Aldridge
Q4 0:45 · SA 98-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · SA 96-90 MIN
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 1:59 · SA 96-90 MIN
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · SA 99-94 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
