⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 5
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:10 · SAC 30-30 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 1:28 · SAC 70-81 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:12 · SAC 87-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trey Lyles misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:37 · SAC 93-100 MIN
- Turnover
Trey Lyles bad pass
Q4 1:26 · SAC 95-102 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 5:12 · SAC 37-51 MIN
- Steal
Anthony Edwards stole it from Trey Lyles
Q4 1:26 · SAC 95-102 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
