⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 38 fast break points to 23
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
- Steal
Kosta Koufos stole it from Karl-Anthony Towns
Q4 2:32 · SAC 110-106 MIN
- Steal
Iman Shumpert stole it from Jimmy Butler
Q4 2:06 · SAC 112-106 MIN
- Steal
Kosta Koufos stole it from Karl-Anthony Towns
Q4 1:17 · SAC 115-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
David Joerger technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:13 · SAC 102-90 MIN
- Turnover
Nemanja Bjelica lost ball turnover
Q4 1:27 · SAC 115-108 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 11:38 · SAC 1-9 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:15 · SAC 108-106 MIN
- Steal
Anthony Tolliver stole it from Nemanja Bjelica
Q4 1:27 · SAC 115-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover
Q4 2:32 · SAC 110-106 MIN
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · SAC 112-106 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · SAC 115-108 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 38 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
