⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 12 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 0:26 · MIN 25-32 SAC
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up
Q2 7:26 · MIN 48-39 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:14 · MIN 59-46 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng lost ball turnover
Q4 2:39 · MIN 108-104 SAC
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:20 · MIN 109-104 SAC
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins traveling
Q4 1:33 · MIN 110-104 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 4:05 · MIN 13-25 SAC
- Steal
Marvin Bagley III stole it from Luol Deng
Q4 2:39 · MIN 108-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marvin Bagley III traveling
Q4 2:33 · MIN 108-104 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 2:04 · MIN 109-104 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 1:53 · MIN 110-104 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
