⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 fifteen from three- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
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 3 down to 5 up
Q4 8:26 · MIN 76-71 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Troy Hudson misses technical free throw
Q3 0:21 · MIN 64-66 SAC
- Turnover
Troy Hudson offensive foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul)
Q4 3:13 · MIN 83-77 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:40 · MIN 87-79 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Maurice Taylor technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:21 · MIN 92-82 SAC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 3:00 · MIN 83-77 SAC
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · MIN 87-79 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
