⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 26
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:05 · SA 90-97 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 6:29 · SA 101-99 MIN
- Lead
DeMar DeRozan hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:57 · SA 104-103 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:16 · SA 101-99 MIN
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:37 · SA 106-105 MIN
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · SA 110-108 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
D'Angelo Russell hit a driving layup
Q4 2:45 · SA 105-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:24 · SA 40-52 MIN
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:17 · SA 108-105 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
