⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 23-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 30 in the second quarter- Went cold from three, six of 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:56 · SAC 24-20 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:59 · SAC 32-25 MIN
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 30
Q2 1:38 · SAC 79-49 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 24
Q3 0:13 · SAC 94-70 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
