⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
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 7-point lead to 15
Q2 11:02 · MIN 38-23 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 4:31 · MIN 70-62 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:18 · MIN 52-49 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 7:05 · MIN 56-61 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans turnover
Q4 3:45 · MIN 82-74 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
