Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn MIN
MIN scored 26 pts off SAS's 15 turnovers (1.73 PPP allowed).
10 of 15 TOVs (67%) led to a make.
- 02highTurnover outcomesOn SAS
SAS scored 7 pts off MIN's 5 turnovers (1.40 PPP allowed).
3 of 5 TOVs (60%) led to a make.
- 03highScoring chainsOn SAS
Jr got 14 of his 17 pts via drives (7 makes, 82% up 43 pp from season avg 39%).
1 from pull-up jumpers (3 pts)
- 04highScoring chainsOn MIN
Castle got 12 of his 27 pts via catch-and-shoot (4 makes, 44% up 19 pp from season avg 26%).
5 from drives (10 pts) · 1 from pull-up jumpers (3 pts)
- 05medScoring chainsOn SAS
Edwards got 8 of his 20 pts via drives (4 makes, 40% up 8 pp from season avg 32%).
3 from pull-up jumpers (7 pts) · 1 from other actions (3 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | SAS | 14/23 61% | 11/19 58% | 12/23 52% | 12/23 52% | 49/88 56% |
| MIN | 10/22 45% | 13/36 36% | 8/25 32% | 9/23 39% | 40/106 38% | |
| 3P | SAS | 5/11 45% | 3/5 60% | 5/12 42% | 5/10 50% | 18/38 47% |
| MIN | 3/5 60% | 3/12 25% | 3/9 33% | 3/8 38% | 12/34 35% | |
| FT | SAS | 3/3 100% | 13/16 81% | 7/8 88% | — — | 23/27 85% |
| MIN | 4/5 80% | 5/6 83% | 4/6 67% | 4/4 100% | 17/21 81% | |
| REB | SAS | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 60 |
| MIN | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 29 | |
| AST | SAS | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| MIN | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | |
| TOV | SAS | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| MIN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Paint PTS | SAS | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 |
| MIN | 12 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 52 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — MIN ahead above the line, SAS below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (0) and ties (0).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephon Castle SAS · Starter | 29:46 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11/16 | 5/7 | +28 |
De'Aaron Fox SAS · Starter | 24:21 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8/10 | 3/3 | +26 |
Victor Wembanyama SAS · Starter | 27:22 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6/11 | 0/2 | +25 |
Julian Champagnie SAS · Starter | 25:43 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5/10 | 4/9 | +35 |
Dylan Harper SAS | 25:42 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6/8 | 1/3 | +16 |
Devin Vassell SAS · Starter | 27:21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4/10 | 3/7 | +14 |
Luke Kornet SAS | 14:09 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | +8 |
Kelly Olynyk SAS | 8:01 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/2 | -3 |
Carter Bryant SAS | 13:02 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | +16 |
Harrison Barnes SAS | 6:58 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/3 | +7 |
Bismack Biyombo SAS | 6:30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | -5 |
Jordan McLaughlin SAS | 8:01 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | -3 |
Lindy Waters III SAS | 8:01 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | -3 |
Mason Plumlee SAS | 5:02 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | -3 |
Keldon Johnson SAS | 10:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | -8 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | SAS | MIN | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 58 | 52 | SAS +6 |
| Fast break | 17 | 5 | SAS +12 |
| Off turnovers | 7 | 21 | MIN +14 |
| 2nd chance | 21 | 12 | SAS +9 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | SAS | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 276 | 283 |
| Touches | 405 | 415 |
| Distance (mi) | 19.3 | 18.6 |
| Pull-up FG | 29/59 (49%) | 24/59 (41%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 20/29 (69%) | 16/47 (34%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:54MISSSAS135–102 · SAS +33MISS Biyombo Reverse Layup
- 2:45PTSMIN135–104 · SAS +31Beringer 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)
- 2:31MISSSAS135–104 · SAS +31MISS Olynyk 15' Jump Shot
- 2:16PTSMIN135–106 · SAS +29Anderson 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Phillips 1 AST)
- 1:53PTSSAS137–106 · SAS +31McLaughlin 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
- 1:39PTSMIN137–109 · SAS +28Phillips 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Anderson 3 AST)
- 1:25MISSSAS137–109 · SAS +28MISS Waters III 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 1:23PTSSAS139–109 · SAS +30Plumlee Reverse Dunk (2 PTS) (Waters III 1 AST)
- 1:14MISSMIN139–109 · SAS +30MISS Phillips 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:03MISSSAS139–109 · SAS +30MISS Plumlee 3' Cutting Layup Shot; Beringer BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 0:52MISSMIN139–109 · SAS +30MISS Hyland 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
- 0:12TOVSAS139–109 · SAS +30Spurs Turnover: Shot Clock (T#16)