⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:07 · MIN 54-48 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIN 112-104 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:42 · MIN 89-87 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:39 · MIN 97-91 SAC
- Missed FT
Kosta Koufos misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:39 · MIN 97-91 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
