⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
A 19-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 12 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 10:43 · MIN 14-4 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 30
Q2 9:45 · MIN 56-26 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
James Nunnally technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:06 · MIN 125-98 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q2 2:18 · MIN 74-44 SAC
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 12
Q3 10:27 · MIN 77-65 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 37 | Assists | 20 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
