⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32- Went cold from three, twelve of 39
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:00 · MIN 35-36 SA
- Go-ahead
Jaden McDaniels hit a 10-foot fade away jump shot, Donte DiVincenzo with the assist
Q4 0:48 · MIN 102-101 SA
- Winner
Anthony Edwards hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 0:16 · MIN 104-103 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rudy Gobert flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:24 · MIN 81-87 SA
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul
Q4 7:24 · MIN 81-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q1 10:39 · MIN 0-16 SA
- Go-ahead
Harrison Barnes hit a 23-foot running jump shot, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
Q4 1:28 · MIN 100-101 SA
- Go-ahead
De'Aaron Fox hit a 11-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:33 · MIN 102-103 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass turnover
Q4 4:20 · MIN 91-95 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
