⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 30 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 8:40 · MIN 79-77 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Okogie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · MIN 92-87 SA
- Missed FT
Josh Okogie misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:04 · MIN 92-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 6:44 · MIN 33-35 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
