⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 24-7 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 4
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q3 2:20 · MIN 88-83 SA
- Go-ahead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 27-foot three jumper, D'Angelo Russell with the assist
Q4 0:42 · MIN 110-109 SA
- Go-ahead
D'Angelo Russell hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:15 · MIN 113-111 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns traveling
OT 4:31 · MIN 113-113 SA
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
OT 0:04 · MIN 122-125 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 5:39 · MIN 46-50 SA
- Go-ahead
DeMar DeRozan hit a driving layup
Q4 0:55 · MIN 107-108 SA
- Winner
Dejounte Murray hit a 23-foot three jumper, Patty Mills with the assist
OT 4:22 · MIN 113-116 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:55 · MIN 100-98 SA
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray bad pass
Q4 2:53 · MIN 102-103 SA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:56 · MIN 105-104 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
