⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 11:22 · MIN 10-1 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 0:32 · MIN 29-19 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:33 · MIN 18-13 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:57 · MIN 44-43 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
