⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twelve
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:31 · MIN 47-54 SAC
- Steal
Ricky Davis stole it from Mike Bibby
Q4 0:47 · MIN 94-95 SAC
- Go-ahead
Kevin Garnett hit a 12-foot two point shot
Q4 0:25 · MIN 96-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · MIN 93-95 SAC
- Turnover
Randy Foye lost ball
Q4 0:13 · MIN 96-97 SAC
- Turnover
Randy Foye turnover
Q4 0:08 · MIN 96-99 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 3:44 · MIN 35-48 SAC
- Winner
Kevin Martin hit a 18-foot jumper, Mike Bibby with the assist
Q4 0:16 · MIN 96-97 SAC
- Steal
John Salmons stole it from Randy Foye
Q4 0:13 · MIN 96-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:59 · MIN 89-92 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby bad pass
Q4 0:47 · MIN 94-95 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MIN 96-99 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
