⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 50 rebounds to 37- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 22-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · MIN 97-104 SAC
- Technical
Corey Brewer technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:15 · MIN 101-110 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 7:11 · MIN 66-76 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses technical free throw
Q3 2:57 · MIN 66-74 SAC
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 3:21 · MIN 94-101 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
