⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
-13Q119-30
+10Q233-24
+10Q330-19
-1Q423-24
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 31-14 off them
- Went cold from three, seven of 27
Key battles
31Points off turnovers14
7Threes made3
17Steals9
28Free throws made16
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
