⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:31 · MIN 33-30 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 6:58 · MIN 48-40 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Randy Foye bad pass
Q4 1:54 · MIN 95-92 SAC
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MIN 97-96 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 1:50 · MIN 76-77 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:18 · MIN 95-94 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih lost ball
Q4 3:43 · MIN 94-86 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
