⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 13
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Omri Casspi technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:30 · SAC 57-59 MIN
- Turnover
Samuel Dalembert bad pass
Q4 1:54 · SAC 87-94 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:07 · SAC 2-10 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 3:49 · SAC 70-74 MIN
- Steal
Michael Beasley stole it from Samuel Dalembert
Q4 1:54 · SAC 87-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 3:50 · SAC 82-90 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 3:50 · SAC 82-90 MIN
- Missed FT
Michael Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · SAC 87-94 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
