⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 32-11 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:14 · SAC 8-4 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:25 · SAC 62-57 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 10:04 · SAC 103-86 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:06 · SAC 17-21 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
