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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spurs | 28 | 32 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 125 |
 Timberwolves | 34 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 122 |
SASTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 44-10143.6% | 13-3240.6% | 24-2982.8% | 48 | 22 | 6 |
| MIN | 48-9650.0% | 15-3050.0% | 11-1764.7% | 53 | 29 | 16 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
San Antonio Spurs125| 44 | 38 | 13-23 | 0-2 | 12-13 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +7.1 | ||||||
| 42 | 17 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +4 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 41 | 22 | 7-18 | 3-6 | 5-6 | +7 | +1.2 | ||||||||
| 33 | 10 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | +5 | −4.3 | |||||||
| 28 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −4.6 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 21 | 8-14 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.1 | |||
| 17 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 16 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −0.8 | ||||||
| Team | 125 | 44-10143.6% | 13-3240.6% | 48 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 24-2982.8% | 12 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 31 points on 12 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Luka Samanic, Trey Lyles, Tre Jones and Keita Bates-Diop (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves122| 40 | 29 | 11-20 | 7-11, Ties his career high | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.8 | |||||
| 38 | 16 | 7-22 | 1-6 | 1-3 | −3 | −6.3 | ||||||||
| 37 | 25 | 9-17 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 0 | −8 | +8.1 | |||||||
| 31 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.1 | ||||||
| 30 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.5 | |||||
| 16 | 16 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | +5 | +7.5 | |||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.0 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.5 | ||
| Team | 122 | 48-9650.0% | 15-3050.0% | 53 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 11-1764.7% | 11 | 1 | 7 | |||
Bench 37 points on 15 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Jaylen Nowell, Jaden McDaniels and Ed Davis (coach’s decision).
Spurs125Timberwolves122ClickTap 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.
DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points (22 in the paint), and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-122 in overtime.
DeMar DeRozan made 2 free throws with 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 113, and the Spurs outscored the Timberwolves 12-9 in overtime.
The Timberwolves had the ball down 3 with 11 seconds left, but LaMarcus Aldridge stole the ball from Anthony Edwards. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Timberwolves 27-17. DeRozan (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2020-21) scored 11 of the Spurs’ 27 on 3 for 5 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line.
Dejounte Murray had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Patty Mills added 21 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench. The Spurs had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Malik Beasley scored 29 points with 7 3-pointers, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 25 points (12 in the third quarter), 13 rebounds and 3 blocks. Naz Reid had 16 points and 3 blocks on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench.
The Timberwolves committed 17 turnovers to the Spurs’ 6. The Spurs outscored the Timberwolves 20-4 on the fast break.
San Antonio SpursMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, 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. The Spurs’ chance bottomed out at 8.4% (4th quarter, 12s left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
101 points from the field on 101 shots: 2.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-24 | 54.2% | 64% |
| In the paint | 11-25 | 44.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 7-20 | 35.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-4 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-28 | 39.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Culver | 31 | 9 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 11 | 9 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Malik Beasley | 11 | 4 | 2-6 | +1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 8 | 6 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 28 | 16 | 7-11 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 44 points on 89 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 28 | 7 | 3-7 | 0 |
| Malik Beasley | 13 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Anthony Edwards | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 9 | 3-8 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | 34 | 13 | 5-9 | +4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Malik Beasley | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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
Russell 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q4 0:16
59.1%
30→89
Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Russell 5 AST)
Q4 0:43
36.8%
27→64
DeRozan 7' Driving Layup (34 PTS)
Q4 0:28
34.2%
64→30
Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Rubio 8 AST)
Q4 2:14
32.4%
40→73
DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (36 PTS)
Q4 0:12
26.0%
79→53
