⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+3Q127-22
+6Q225-23
+9Q335-31
+2Q425-20
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 27 from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 15
Key battles
1Blocks6
29%Three-point accuracy15%
27Fast break points15
2Threes made4
🏀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 stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 5:30 · MIN 110-89 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
