⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their thirteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 2:50 · SAC 99-99 MIN
- Lead
DeMar DeRozan hit a 14-foot two point shot
OT 4:25 · SAC 103-101 MIN
- Winner
Keegan Murray hit a 28-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
OT 2:00 · SAC 110-107 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
OT 2:07 · SAC 107-107 MIN
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 0:25 · SAC 110-107 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:39 · SAC 32-42 MIN
- Ties it
Anthony Edwards hit a 2-foot dunk
OT 3:09 · SAC 105-105 MIN
- Ties it
Anthony Edwards hit a finger roll layup
OT 2:24 · SAC 107-107 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donte DiVincenzo bad pass
Q4 0:35 · SAC 99-101 MIN
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
OT 4:39 · SAC 101-101 MIN
- Turnover
Jaden McDaniels bad pass
OT 2:02 · SAC 107-107 MIN
📊The numbers
| SAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
