⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
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
Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:36 · SAC 10-2 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 11:36 · SAC 101-79 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:38 · SAC 36-32 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:05 · SAC 55-51 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
