⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Ties it
Victor Wembanyama hit a 25-foot three jumper, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
Q4 2:45 · SA 113-113 MIN
- Lead
Victor Wembanyama hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:26 · SA 114-113 MIN
- Winner
Victor Wembanyama hit a 20-foot jumper, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
Q4 0:53 · SA 120-119 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · SA 117-116 MIN
- Missed FT
Julian Champagnie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SA 125-123 MIN
- Missed FT
Julian Champagnie misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · SA 125-123 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q3 9:56 · SA 72-58 MIN
- Lead
Anthony Edwards hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:58 · SA 110-113 MIN
- Go-ahead
Donte DiVincenzo hit a 24-foot three jumper, Joan Beringer with the assist
Q4 1:03 · SA 118-119 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donte DiVincenzo bad pass turnover
Q4 2:26 · SA 113-113 MIN
- Turnover
Donte DiVincenzo bad pass turnover
Q4 2:07 · SA 115-113 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · SA 125-123 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 35 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
