⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 4:05 · MIN 26-14 SAC
- Winner
Derrick Williams hit a 22-foot three jumper, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 0:56 · MIN 85-82 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 4:58 · MIN 77-73 SAC
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:21 · MIN 82-79 SAC
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · MIN 85-83 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:09 · MIN 77-77 SAC
- Ties it
Donte Greene hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tyreke Evans with the assist
Q4 1:08 · MIN 82-82 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:47 · MIN 81-77 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:03 · MIN 81-77 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · MIN 85-83 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
