⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 6:50 · SAC 89-71 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q3 3:00 · SAC 68-60 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 2:46 · SAC 24-21 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
