⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 31 free throws to their 21
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:35 · SAC 29-32 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Quincy Acy flagrant foul type 1 (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
Q2 0:43 · SAC 51-56 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 9:52 · SAC 10-14 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 3:58 · SAC 18-31 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 8:27 · SAC 86-101 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
