⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 30-13 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second 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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:19 · MIN 25-18 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 9:39 · MIN 48-28 SA
- Steal
Jaden McDaniels stole it from Tre Jones
Q4 0:22 · MIN 113-105 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Monte Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIN 113-105 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:00 · MIN 5-10 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 6:09 · MIN 104-89 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:40 · MIN 111-105 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tre Jones bad pass
Q4 0:22 · MIN 113-105 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
