⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+3Q122-18
-4Q222-30
+5Q333-24
+9Q430-25
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 47
Key battles
10Fast break points2
10Blocks3
10Offensive rebounds20
50%Shooting from the field37%
🏀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
Q1 10:31 · MIN 8-4 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
