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Monday, April 30, 2001Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs97
Wolves84
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +13
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Spurs-Wolves

San Antonio wins Game 4 over Minnesota, 97–84

Kevin Garnett goes for 19 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+1+8+13SAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1925272697
Wolves1924202184
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 42, 11, 18, 9, 33, 18, 15, 24SAS24 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 34, 9, 25, 12, 11, 16, 22, 21SAS21 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 28, 5, 14, 17, 16, 11, 13, 5, 18, 20MIN20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 15, 23, 17, 11, 25, 18, 22, 19MIN19 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 97Wolves 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1925272697
Wolves1924202184
The story
David Robinson had 21 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Minnesota 97-84

Terrell Brandon led Minnesota with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the third 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+1+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.4Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg8.8Last 3 playoff games

8.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 24

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 42, 11, 18, 9, 33, 18, 15, 24Spurs-Wolves · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 34, 9, 25, 12, 11, 16, 22, 21Spurs-Wolves · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 28, 5, 14, 17, 16, 11, 13, 5, 18, 20Wolves-Spurs · L
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 15, 23, 17, 11, 25, 18, 22, 19Wolves-Spurs · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 12, 10, 6, 4, 16, 7, 21, 17Wolves-Spurs · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 0, 15, 7, 8, 5, 4, 2, 3, 16Spurs-Wolves · W
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST