⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 4:48 · MIN 41-27 SAC
- Winner
Sam Cassell made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:10 · MIN 87-86 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q4 3:55 · MIN 91-86 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · MIN 92-87 SAC
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · MIN 92-87 SAC
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · MIN 92-87 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:03 · MIN 58-56 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 0:36 · MIN 73-76 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Doug Christie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:48 · MIN 89-86 SAC
- Missed FT
Doug Christie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:48 · MIN 89-86 SAC
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · MIN 91-86 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
