⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 29 from three- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 26
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 19
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
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from DeMarcus Cousins
Q4 1:17 · MIN 103-106 SAC
- Steal
Zach LaVine stole it from DeMarcus Cousins
Q4 0:56 · MIN 105-106 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 9:41 · MIN 4-4 SAC
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 0:36 · MIN 105-106 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:15 · MIN 11-17 SAC
- Steal
DeMarcus Cousins stole it from Zach LaVine
Q4 0:36 · MIN 105-106 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 1:17 · MIN 103-106 SAC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 0:56 · MIN 105-106 SAC
- Missed FT
Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 105-108 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
