⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 24 in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
A 18-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 17 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 6:22 · MIN 46-56 SA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 17
Q4 10:25 · MIN 91-108 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:28 · MIN 104-113 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 10:43 · MIN 3-10 SA
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 24
Q2 0:05 · MIN 57-81 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 37 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
