⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 22-14 off them- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 46
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 10:56 · SAC 29-16 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q2 6:00 · SAC 31-19 MIN
- Turnover
Brad Miller Traveling
Q4 3:45 · SAC 74-68 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:05 · SAC 42-33 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:48 · SAC 46-44 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:00 · SAC 31-19 MIN
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Lost Ball. Stolen by Peja Stojakovic.
Q4 3:27 · SAC 74-68 MIN
- Turnover
Gary Trent Bad Pass
Q4 2:42 · SAC 76-68 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
