⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 52
- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 9:47 · SAC 49-45 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 4:34 · SAC 124-115 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:25 · SAC 114-114 MIN
- Missed FT
Davion Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:34 · SAC 114-115 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:57 · SAC 28-36 MIN
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses technical free throw
Q2 0:45 · SAC 68-62 MIN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 4:35 · SAC 114-115 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
