⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 9:19 · MIN 15-11 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 9:12 · MIN 67-51 SAC
- Steal
Corey Brewer stole it from Carl Landry
Q4 0:37 · MIN 106-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes bad pass
Q4 1:10 · MIN 101-94 SAC
- Turnover
Jonny Flynn lost ball
Q4 0:49 · MIN 104-97 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:33 · MIN 94-85 SAC
- Steal
Tyreke Evans stole it from Jonny Flynn
Q4 0:49 · MIN 104-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:08 · MIN 96-89 SAC
- Turnover
Jason Thompson bad pass
Q4 1:08 · MIN 101-94 SAC
- Turnover
Carl Landry bad pass
Q4 0:37 · MIN 106-99 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
