⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 36 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:13 · MIN 39-35 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:59 · MIN 80-80 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 7:21 · MIN 104-93 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 2:34 · MIN 107-101 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:28 · MIN 13-18 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 11:28 · MIN 57-63 SAC
- Steal
De'Aaron Fox stole it from Ricky Rubio
Q4 2:34 · MIN 107-101 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Terence Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:08 · MIN 106-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Richaun Holmes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:26 · MIN 112-105 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
