⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:40 · SA 87-90 MIN
- Steal
Devin Vassell stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 2:46 · SA 109-107 MIN
- Winner
Keldon Johnson hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SA 113-112 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · SA 112-110 MIN
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:49 · SA 112-110 MIN
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SA 113-112 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 6:18 · SA 20-29 MIN
- Ties it
Anthony Edwards hit a two point shot, Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist
Q4 0:32 · SA 112-112 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:55 · SA 102-102 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 2:46 · SA 109-107 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass
Q4 1:42 · SA 112-107 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 35 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
