⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 16 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 31
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 0:37 · SA 35-21 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q2 9:06 · SA 49-27 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q3 11:03 · SA 71-45 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:36 · SA 77-57 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 2:18 · SA 120-96 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 19 | Threes made | 6 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
