⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 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 36
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q2 2:22 · MIN 53-62 SAC
- Turnover
Jaden McDaniels out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · MIN 111-114 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 3:56 · MIN 53-65 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · MIN 99-104 SAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
