⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 27
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 9:49 · SA 35-29 MIN
- Steal
Devin Vassell stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 0:32 · SA 100-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · SA 91-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · SA 96-101 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass turnover
Q4 0:32 · SA 100-104 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 14 | Blocks | 5 |
