⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 3:06 · MIN 57-43 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 3:13 · MIN 75-62 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 8:07 · MIN 89-78 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:51 · MIN 86-78 SA
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:40 · MIN 89-81 SA
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · MIN 92-84 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:28 · MIN 18-26 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:01 · MIN 93-86 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 4 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Steals | 16 |
| 16 | Blocks | 18 |
