⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 7:48 · SA 24-9 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 7:59 · SA 106-86 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q4 3:39 · SA 123-93 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q1 10:11 · SA 4-5 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:21 · SA 28-26 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:52 · SA 59-54 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:46 · SA 93-81 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rudy Gobert flagrant foul type 1
Q1 10:11 · SA 3-5 MIN
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul
Q2 2:24 · SA 58-44 MIN
📊The numbers
| SA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
