⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 8:15 · SAC 65-57 MIN
- Ties it
Cory Joseph hit a two point shot
Q4 2:00 · SAC 90-90 MIN
- Ties it
Buddy Hield hit a 26-foot threeer
OT 1:00 · SAC 97-97 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Justin James out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 0:00 · SAC 97-97 MIN
- Turnover
Buddy Hield lost ball turnover
2OT 3:38 · SAC 97-101 MIN
- Missed FT
Bogdan Bogdanovic misses free throw 1 of 2
2OT 1:36 · SAC 99-105 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Lead
Robert Covington hit a three jumper, Jeff Teague with the assist
OT 4:46 · SAC 90-93 MIN
- Winner
Andrew Wiggins hit a 3-foot layup, Robert Covington with the assist
2OT 4:38 · SAC 97-99 MIN
- Steal
Gorgui Dieng stole it from Buddy Hield
2OT 3:38 · SAC 97-101 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 2:37 · SAC 88-90 MIN
- Turnover
Jeff Teague out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 0:00 · SAC 97-97 MIN
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
OT 0:00 · SAC 97-97 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
