⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their 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 from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:14 · MIN 59-51 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 0:34 · MIN 109-95 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gay
Q2 5:08 · MIN 48-49 SA
- Technical
Treveon Graham technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:33 · MIN 109-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 10:32 · MIN 68-72 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 1:43 · MIN 127-114 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:41 · MIN 85-83 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
