⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 29 from three
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eleven
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 64
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:54 · SA 21-16 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 1:01 · SA 66-47 MIN
- Steal
Romeo Langford stole it from Jaden McDaniels
Q4 1:37 · SA 102-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:57 · SA 102-94 MIN
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson traveling
Q4 1:47 · SA 102-94 MIN
- Turnover
Romeo Langford lost ball turnover
Q4 1:33 · SA 102-94 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:44 · SA 85-79 MIN
- Steal
Anthony Edwards stole it from Romeo Langford
Q4 1:33 · SA 102-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul
Q4 3:22 · SA 102-94 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert turnover
Q4 3:22 · SA 102-94 MIN
- Turnover
Jaden McDaniels bad pass
Q4 1:37 · SA 102-94 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
