⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 33 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 18-4 off them
- Lost the glass, 47 rebounds to 62
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 6:54 · SAC 55-49 MIN
- Ties it
Doug Christie made Two Point Shot.
OT 3:50 · SAC 87-87 MIN
- Go-ahead
Chris Webber made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
OT 1:23 · SAC 91-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Doug Christie Bad Pass. Stolen by Kendall Gill.
Q4 2:47 · SAC 77-81 MIN
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Lost Ball. Stolen by Troy Hudson.
Q4 0:02 · SAC 83-85 MIN
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 0:22 · SAC 93-95 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Lead
Troy Hudson made Jumper. Assisted by Kendall Gill.
OT 2:53 · SAC 87-89 MIN
- Go-ahead
Kendall Gill made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
OT 1:21 · SAC 91-92 MIN
- Winner
Troy Hudson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
OT 0:00 · SAC 96-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Traveling
Q4 4:48 · SAC 71-77 MIN
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Bad Pass. Stolen by Doug Christie.
OT 3:54 · SAC 85-87 MIN
- Turnover
24 second
OT 1:43 · SAC 89-90 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
