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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 28 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 111 |
 Spurs | 34 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 121 |
MINTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 40-9343.0% | 9-3327.3% | 22-2684.6% | 38 | 23 | 14 |
| SAS | 43-8749.4% | 10-2737.0% | 25-3180.6% | 49 | 24 | 15 |
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San Antonio Spurs121| 39 | 25, Career high (his best before, 24) | 9-17 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 0 | +10 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 22 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 0 | +23 | +6.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 43 | 17-34 | 3-8 | 6-9 | +11 | +11.3 | ||||||||
| 34 | 9 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 0 | +1 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 22 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −7.8 | |||||||
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| 27 | 12 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +3 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 24 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −3.8 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | +2.2 | ||||
| 11 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 121 | 43-8749.4% | 10-2737.0% | 49 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 25-3180.6% | 16 | 6 | 9 | |||
Bench 22 points on 7 of 16 shooting
Did not play: Jordan McLaughlin, Harrison Barnes, David Jones Garcia and Tarris Reed Jr. (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves111| 40 | 19 | 8-19 | 2-6 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 39 | 19 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | −1 | −3.0 | |||||||
| 38 | 27 | 11-17 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 0 | +1 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 34 | 12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −7 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 0 | −9 | −2.8 | |||||||
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| 20 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.2 | |||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −5.9 | ||||
| 17 | 6 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.4 | ||
| 14 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.8 | ||||||
| Team | 111 | 40-9343.0% | 9-3327.3% | 38 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 22-2684.6% | 13 | 11 | 2 | |||
Bench 24 points on 8 of 22 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Evans, Zyon Pullin and Cody Williams (coach’s decision).
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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.
Victor Wembanyama scored 43 points (eight during a 10-0 run in the first quarter, on a dunk, a layup, a jumper and two free throws), and the San Antonio Spurs went on an 11-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-111 for their fourth straight win.
The Timberwolves led 63-62 with 10:35 left in the third quarter. Devin Vassell’s two free throws put the Spurs ahead for good with 10:06 left in the quarter. They took a 73-65 lead with 7:54 left in the quarter and led by as many as 13 in the fourth quarter.
Dylan Harper had a career-high 25 points (14 in the paint) and six assists, and De'Aaron Fox added 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists on 8-of-10 shooting. The Spurs had three 20-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Ayo Dosunmu had 27 points, nine rebounds and three steals. LaMelo Ball had 10 points, eight rebounds and three steals.
The Spurs shot 49.4% from the field and 37.0% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 43.0% and 27.3%. They took 38 of their 87 shots at the rim (44%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 33%. The Spurs’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 25-9 in nine minutes together. Ball fouled out.
San Antonio SpursMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
96 points from the field on 87 shots: 2.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-38 | 68.4% | 67% |
| In the paint | 4-9 | 44.4% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 3-13 | 23.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-22 | 31.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Beringer | 39 | 18 | 7-14 | +3 |
| Trey Lyles | 8 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 12 | 4-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Kuminga | 38 | 10 | 4-6 | 0 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 12 | 4 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 8 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| LaMelo Ball | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 5 | 2-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 15 | 1 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Jaylen Clark | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Bones Hyland | 7 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 6 | 2-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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.
Score margin over time — positive = SAS leads, negative = MIN leads
SAS Largest Lead
13
Q4 10:34
MIN Largest Lead
7
Q2 1:20
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAS 10-0 run
Q1 10:48 – Q1 7:59
-1 → +9
MIN 11-0 run
Q1 7:28 – Q1 5:10
+9 → -2
SAS 8-0 run
Q1 3:15 – Q1 2:17
0 → +8
MIN 16-0 run
Q2 8:35 – Q2 4:12
+11 → -5
