⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind 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 third 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
Won the glass, 19 rebounds to 9
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 1 down to 7 up
Q4 4:28 · MIN 94-87 SAC
- Steal
Rashad McCants stole it from Brad Miller
Q4 1:57 · MIN 96-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashad McCants misses technical free throw
Q3 6:43 · MIN 57-56 SAC
- Missed FT
Marko Jaric misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIN 101-95 SAC
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIN 105-101 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brad Miller bad pass
Q4 4:16 · MIN 88-87 SAC
- Turnover
Beno Udrih lost ball
Q4 3:23 · MIN 91-87 SAC
- Turnover
Brad Miller bad pass
Q4 1:57 · MIN 96-90 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
