⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
-1Q128-29
+9Q226-17
-6Q324-30
+3Q422-19
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better 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, 27 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
23Free throws made11
7Steals12
15Points off turnovers23
9Threes made6
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
