⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 29
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q2 7:21 · MIN 48-57 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:10 · MIN 9-18 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 11:46 · MIN 31-46 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 6:38 · MIN 72-85 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Aaron Fox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:34 · MIN 52-63 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
