⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of seventeen from three- Looked after the ball, 21 turnovers to their 28
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
- 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 4:20 · MIN 38-32 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 7:20 · MIN 58-48 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 10:15 · MIN 76-67 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis bad pass
Q4 1:42 · MIN 84-79 SAC
- Turnover
Anthony Carter bad pass
Q4 1:02 · MIN 86-81 SAC
- Turnover
Ricky Davis lost ball
Q4 0:11 · MIN 91-87 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:42 · MIN 67-67 SAC
- Steal
Kevin Martin stole it from Ricky Davis
Q4 1:42 · MIN 84-79 SAC
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from Ricky Davis
Q4 0:11 · MIN 91-87 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:09 · MIN 57-48 SAC
- Turnover
Ron Artest lost ball
Q4 1:00 · MIN 86-81 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
