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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spurs | 24 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 86 |
 Timberwolves | 18 | 39 | 18 | 23 | 98 |
SASTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 33-7941.8% | 7-2429.2% | 13-1586.7% | 45 | 20 | 16 |
| MIN | 39-8744.8% | 9-1850.0% | 11-1668.8% | 41 | 27 | 6 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves98| 40 | 26 | 10-18 | 2-2 | 4-6 | 0 | +9.3 | ||||||||
| 36 | 11 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −4.2 | ||||
| 33 | 16 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 6 | 2-13 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | +6 | −3.5 | |||||||
| 30 | 10 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | +15 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.4 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.3 | |||||
| 12 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +4.0 | |||||
| Team | 98 | 39-8744.8% | 9-1850.0% | 41 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 11-1668.8% | 11 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 29 points on 13 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Marcus Georges-Hunt, Cole Aldrich and Aaron Brooks (coach’s decision); Gorgui Dieng (injury/illness).
San Antonio Spurs86| 31 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 28 | 13 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 13 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +2.0 | |||||
| 28 | 15 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 25 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −3.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | −4.8 | |||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +0.9 | |||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −4.8 | |||||||
| 13 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.2 | |
| Team | 86 | 33-7941.8% | 7-2429.2% | 45 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 13-1586.7% | 13 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 26 points on 11 for 31 shooting
Timberwolves98Spurs86ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 16 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 98-86.
The Timberwolves took control with a 29-11 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 14.
In the fourth quarter, Jimmy Butler III had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Timberwolves scored 5 points off them.
For the Spurs, LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
The Spurs forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions.
Minnesota TimberwolvesSan Antonio SpursPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
87 points from the field on 87 shots: 2.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-31 | 61.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-13 | 23.1% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-25 | 32.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-6 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-12 | 41.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 28 | 3 | 1-2 | −5 |
| Pau Gasol | 21 | 11 | 5-10 | +5 |
| Kyle Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Joffrey Lauvergne | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 10 | 5-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patty Mills | 24 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Dejounte Murray | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Pau Gasol | 5 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Danny Green | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 7 | 3-8 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Anderson | 18 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Manu Ginobili | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Rudy Gay | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Bryn Forbes | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 5 | 2-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 9 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAS
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Aldridge 3 AST)
Q4 9:38
13.0%
92→79
Gibson 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Teague 5 AST)
Q4 5:53
11.4%
77→89
Butler 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Muhammad 1 AST)
Q4 8:07
11.0%
82→93
Mills 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gasol 3 AST)
Q2 3:27
10.4%
73→62
Aldridge 1' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
Q3 10:04
9.8%
92→82
