⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 25 from three- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 16
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 5:11 · MIN 39-33 SAC
- Steal
Sebastian Telfair stole it from Beno Udrih
Q4 0:55 · MIN 87-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ryan Gomes misses technical free throw
Q2 7:26 · MIN 25-30 SAC
- Flagrant
Craig Smith flagrant foul type 1 (Ike Diogu draws the foul)
Q2 2:19 · MIN 39-38 SAC
- Missed FT
Ryan Gomes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · MIN 87-95 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 10:12 · MIN 50-60 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Andres Nocioni technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 7:26 · MIN 25-30 SAC
- Turnover
Beno Udrih lost ball
Q4 0:55 · MIN 87-95 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
