⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 28- Burned in transition, 19 fast break points to 35
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 3:46 · MIN 58-49 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 6:47 · MIN 72-71 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Darko Milicic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:28 · MIN 103-100 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:58 · MIN 20-24 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:35 · MIN 58-58 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 10:33 · MIN 60-69 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:28 · MIN 103-102 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
