⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 54
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:57 · SA 17-8 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 7:50 · SA 99-92 MIN
- Winner
DeMar DeRozan hit a 12-foot jump bank shot
Q4 0:32 · SA 110-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:03 · SA 99-92 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Jimmy Butler hit a 24-foot threeer, Derrick Rose with the assist
Q4 0:42 · SA 108-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns turnover
Q4 4:18 · SA 99-92 MIN
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 2:28 · SA 102-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
