⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their nine- Beaten inside, 52 points in the paint to 70
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 took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 7:06 · SAC 79-71 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 10:55 · SAC 109-97 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Iman Shumpert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:57 · SAC 81-75 MIN
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:07 · SAC 130-123 MIN
- Missed FT
Willie Cauley-Stein misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:20 · SAC 134-126 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:11 · SAC 11-12 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 0:11 · SAC 35-39 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:11 · SAC 127-121 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Andy Greer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:37 · SAC 32-27 MIN
- Technical
Jeff Teague technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:35 · SAC 126-119 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:36 · SAC 133-126 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 19 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
