⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 27- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 20
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 9:07 · MIN 18-7 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 5:59 · MIN 88-84 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q4 6:23 · MIN 119-100 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
