⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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, seven of eleven from three- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 44
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 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:32 · MIN 56-54 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · MIN 81-77 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:52 · MIN 81-77 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · MIN 2-8 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 0:00 · MIN 19-33 SAC
- Ties it
Bonzi Wells hit a 24-foot three jumper, Brad Miller with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIN 91-91 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · MIN 91-87 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
