⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+3Q124-21
+6Q225-17
+7Q333-25
-9Q428-35
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 44 free throws to their eleven- Went cold from three, one of twelve
Key battles
8%Three-point accuracy63%
37Free throws made7
1Threes made5
20Assists26
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Steals | 15 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
