⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 18
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:55 · SA 96-102 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeremy Sochan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:01 · SA 96-104 MIN
- Turnover
Devin Vassell out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:25 · SA 101-109 MIN
- Turnover
Tre Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 0:20 · SA 110-117 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 7:59 · SA 59-75 MIN
- Steal
Anthony Edwards stole it from Tre Jones
Q4 0:20 · SA 110-117 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:34 · SA 101-108 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
