⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 46 rebounds to 36- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 20
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:05 · SAC 45-51 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:22 · SAC 66-67 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 9:27 · SAC 34-41 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andre Miller flagrant foul type 1 (Willie Cauley-Stein draws the foul)
Q4 8:56 · SAC 76-82 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
