⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Barea misses technical free throw
Q2 8:07 · MIN 31-34 SAC
- Turnover
Corey Brewer turnover
Q4 4:01 · MIN 91-99 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Quincy Acy technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:07 · MIN 33-34 SAC
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 3:43 · MIN 91-99 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
