⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 27
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:45 · MIN 67-71 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 5:50 · MIN 81-77 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 9:02 · MIN 98-86 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 3:28 · MIN 102-102 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 8:03 · MIN 41-53 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 5:02 · MIN 102-107 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 1:46 · MIN 104-115 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Monk offensive foul
Q4 1:09 · MIN 104-112 SAC
- Turnover
Malik Monk turnover
Q4 1:09 · MIN 104-112 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 0:40 · MIN 104-112 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
