⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:11 · SAC 23-14 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:41 · SAC 61-64 MIN
- Steal
Travis Outlaw stole it from Gorgui Dieng
Q4 2:16 · SAC 98-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Thompson turnover
Q4 3:00 · SAC 98-91 MIN
- Turnover
Jason Thompson offensive foul (J.J. Barea draws the foul)
Q4 2:26 · SAC 98-91 MIN
- Turnover
Jason Thompson turnover
Q4 2:26 · SAC 98-91 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 11:00 · SAC 32-40 MIN
- Steal
Gorgui Dieng stole it from Ray McCallum
Q4 1:50 · SAC 98-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 3:21 · SAC 96-91 MIN
- Turnover
Gorgui Dieng bad pass
Q4 2:16 · SAC 98-91 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:43 · SAC 98-91 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
