⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 5 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their fourteen- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:14 · SAC 46-49 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:58 · SAC 96-99 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:23 · SAC 121-123 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:38 · SAC 121-125 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 9:42 · SAC 109-121 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:58 · SAC 126-129 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 1:16 · SAC 132-134 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 14 | Threes made | 20 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
