⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 twenty threes to their ten
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 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:45 · MIN 55-48 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 11:15 · MIN 71-57 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 0:52 · MIN 100-82 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Karl-Anthony Towns flagrant foul type 1
Q1 5:21 · MIN 16-14 SA
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:40 · MIN 85-77 SA
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:08 · MIN 125-121 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 1:56 · MIN 28-32 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:05 · MIN 85-78 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:21 · MIN 123-119 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joshua Primo misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q1 5:21 · MIN 16-15 SA
- Missed FT
Josh Richardson misses technical free throw
Q3 3:40 · MIN 85-77 SA
- Missed FT
Joe Wieskamp misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIN 123-118 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 20 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
