⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-1Q124-27
-4Q223-32
-9Q321-34
+2Q423-23
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen
Key battles
5Steals13
2Blocks7
15Turnovers9
18Assists28
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 9:38 · MIN 53-72 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
