⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 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 twelve- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 49 from three
- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 60
A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2 in the third 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:02 · SAC 96-98 MIN
- Lead
De'Aaron Fox hit a 27-foot three step back jumper
OT 4:32 · SAC 118-115 MIN
- Ties it
De'Aaron Fox hit a 27-foot threeer
OT 1:15 · SAC 126-126 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keon Ellis out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:16 · SAC 115-115 MIN
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
OT 3:08 · SAC 118-121 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q2 0:06 · SAC 54-74 MIN
- Lead
Anthony Edwards hit a 24-foot three step back jumper
OT 3:34 · SAC 118-121 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
OT 4:13 · SAC 118-123 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker bad pass
Q4 3:47 · SAC 107-106 MIN
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · SAC 113-109 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 20 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
