⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-11 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
- Steal
Jason Thompson stole it from Ricky Rubio
Q4 1:54 · SAC 95-97 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · SAC 95-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 5:33 · SAC 62-77 MIN
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from DeMarcus Cousins
Q4 1:12 · SAC 95-99 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer turnover
Q4 4:33 · SAC 85-93 MIN
- Turnover
Corey Brewer out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:16 · SAC 93-97 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 1:54 · SAC 95-97 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
