⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, seven of twelve from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:08 · SA 23-24 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 7:34 · SA 107-92 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:45 · SA 7-15 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 8 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Steals | 16 |
| 17 | Blocks | 16 |
