⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43
- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:24 · SA 21-14 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q2 2:27 · SA 59-34 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 35
Q3 4:40 · SA 90-55 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q3 9:30 · SA 64-44 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Bones Hyland technical foul
Q3 5:42 · SA 75-51 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
