⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 45 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 30-14 off them
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 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:08 · SA 57-61 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 1:00 · SA 92-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul
Q4 3:00 · SA 77-97 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 5:18 · SA 14-23 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 0:32 · SA 70-82 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 3:51 · SA 77-98 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
