⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second 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
They went cold, three of fourteen from three- Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 24
- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 11:41 · SAC 24-19 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q2 4:01 · SAC 42-35 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q2 3:28 · SAC 33-35 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q3 7:24 · SAC 49-49 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:46 · SAC 27-33 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 11:22 · SAC 44-47 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses technical free throw
Q2 4:56 · SAC 27-31 MIN
- Turnover
Al Jefferson traveling
Q4 3:41 · SAC 90-89 MIN
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · SAC 92-89 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
