⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their seventeen- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
Jimmy Butler stole it from De'Aaron Fox
Q4 0:05 · MIN 110-106 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 3:45 · MIN 96-96 SAC
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIN 108-103 SAC
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · MIN 110-106 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 9:18 · MIN 87-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:05 · MIN 100-97 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · MIN 107-102 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · MIN 110-106 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 5 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Steals | 18 |
| 17 | Blocks | 23 |
