⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse 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 eleven- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 35
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 22-11 off them
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:13 · SAC 14-8 MIN
- Ties it
Malik Monk hit a driving layup
Q4 0:53 · SAC 114-114 MIN
- Lead
Malik Monk hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:53 · SAC 115-114 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:03 · SAC 109-112 MIN
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · SAC 111-112 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:26 · SAC 5-8 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 2:44 · SAC 88-89 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 8:28 · SAC 99-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle traveling
Q4 2:49 · SAC 109-112 MIN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · SAC 115-115 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 20 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
