⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 24 from 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:30 · MIN 17-13 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:18 · MIN 63-58 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:22 · MIN 76-67 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:45 · MIN 101-105 SA
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:45 · MIN 101-105 SA
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 1:58 · MIN 105-108 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:03 · MIN 23-24 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:58 · MIN 53-58 SA
- Steal
Marco Belinelli stole it from Andrew Wiggins
Q4 1:58 · MIN 105-108 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick White lost ball turnover
Q4 2:56 · MIN 105-108 SA
- Turnover
Derrick White out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:12 · MIN 105-108 SA
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge offensive foul
Q4 1:04 · MIN 109-112 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
