⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:09 · SAC 106-114 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson traveling
Q4 2:54 · SAC 106-114 MIN
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · SAC 111-117 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SAC 113-118 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 33 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
