⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of fourteen from three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:13 · MIN 103-102 SAC
- Ties it
Mark Madsen made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:00 · MIN 108-108 SAC
- Lead
Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
OT 4:43 · MIN 112-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 2:47 · MIN 25-18 SAC
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 3.
OT 0:14 · MIN 121-123 SAC
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
OT 0:14 · MIN 121-123 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Lead
Bobby Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Brad Miller.
Q4 2:54 · MIN 106-108 SAC
- Ties it
Mike Bibby made Layup. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
Q4 0:11 · MIN 110-110 SAC
- Winner
Bobby Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
OT 3:46 · MIN 112-114 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q4 6:13 · MIN 95-102 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Bad Pass. Stolen by Mark Madsen.
Q4 1:47 · MIN 106-108 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 32 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
