⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 9:04 · SAC 49-37 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 10:36 · SAC 98-86 MIN
- Steal
Isaiah Thomas stole it from Wayne Ellington
Q4 0:11 · SAC 116-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses technical free throw
Q3 9:08 · SAC 70-64 MIN
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins traveling
Q4 1:27 · SAC 109-104 MIN
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · SAC 109-104 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:48 · SAC 19-24 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 8:26 · SAC 72-73 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Love technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:08 · SAC 70-64 MIN
- Turnover
Wayne Ellington out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:46 · SAC 109-104 MIN
- Turnover
Wayne Ellington lost ball
Q4 0:11 · SAC 116-108 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
