⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 5- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 7:31 · SAC 22-17 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 5:20 · SAC 117-115 MIN
- Winner
Buddy Hield hit a 25-foot three jumper, Harrison Barnes with the assist
Q4 0:08 · SAC 126-125 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Hassan Whiteside technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:10 · SAC 77-69 MIN
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · SAC 116-115 MIN
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 2:16 · SAC 117-117 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:56 · SAC 49-47 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 8:49 · SAC 101-112 MIN
- Lead
D'Angelo Russell hit a 24-foot three jumper, Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist
Q4 1:28 · SAC 119-122 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
