⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third 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
Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 55
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:53 · SAC 25-20 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 9:17 · SAC 76-90 MIN
- Technical
Kenny Thomas Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 0:49 · SAC 98-107 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 0:00 · SAC 46-53 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 27 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
