⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:19 · SAC 79-81 MIN
- Turnover
Doug Christie Traveling
Q4 0:48 · SAC 80-85 MIN
- Turnover
Doug Christie Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 0:14 · SAC 86-92 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Olowokandi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:33 · SAC 78-81 MIN
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Lost Ball. Stolen by Mike Bibby.
Q4 1:30 · SAC 79-83 MIN
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · SAC 80-87 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
