⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 20 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, 52 rebounds to 42- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 20-5 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second quarter
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 18-point deficit to 7
Q3 11:21 · SAC 56-63 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:55 · SAC 67-77 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 8:30 · SAC 31-38 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 4:26 · SAC 39-53 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 0:39 · SAC 44-63 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
