⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 36 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 10:50 · MIN 55-53 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 5:33 · MIN 69-62 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 7:15 · MIN 91-79 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
