⏱️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 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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:45 · SAC 72-75 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 1:44 · SAC 87-90 MIN
- Turnover
Marcus Thornton bad pass
Q4 0:05 · SAC 89-97 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 1:00 · SAC 26-31 MIN
- Steal
Alexey Shved stole it from Isaiah Thomas
Q4 1:44 · SAC 87-90 MIN
- Steal
Luke Ridnour stole it from Marcus Thornton
Q4 0:05 · SAC 89-97 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko lost ball turnover
Q4 3:39 · SAC 82-88 MIN
- Missed FT
Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:32 · SAC 87-90 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
