Minnesota
Timberwolves
125
–
128
FINAL
Sacramento
Kings
Date
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 34 | 25 | 39 | 27 | 125 |
| SAC | 44 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 128 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Buddy Hield
SAC
29
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending68.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.45
Impact Composite39.0
Hustle: 11.0Defense: 25.9Impact: 2.1
68.8% FG7-11 from 3+13 plus/minusonly 29 pts allowed on 64.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
De'Aaron Fox
SAC
30
PTS
5
REB
7
AST
+13
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-20 (40.0%)
3PT1-6
FT13-14
TS%57.3%
eFG%42.5%
STL2
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG142
DRTG123
NET+19
30 points4 deflections6 contested shots+13 plus/minusheld opponents to 41.2% FGonly 20 pts allowed on 70.5 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan McLaughlin | 6:19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Josh Okogie | 23:46 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +7 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 28:52 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Anthony Edwards | 27:57 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 2-7 | 29% | 6-8 | 75% | -3 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 19:08 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | +12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 32:58 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-17 | 41% | 3-6 | 50% | 9-9 | 100% | -21 |
| Ricky Rubio | 28:43 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 16:20 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 32:03 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Naz Reid | 23:54 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11-15 | 73% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 34 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 46-87 | 53% | 15-34 | 44% | 18-22 | 82% | — |
Jarrett Culver —
Ed Davis —
Jake Layman —
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 38:24 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7-14 | 50% | 4-9 | 44% | 4-6 | 67% | +5 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 29:26 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 13:06 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +1 |
| Terence Davis | 6:50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Delon Wright | 14:35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Maurice Harkless | 25:36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 39:01 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8-20 | 40% | 1-6 | 17% | 13-14 | 93% | +13 |
| Damian Jones | 21:40 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +7 |
| Buddy Hield | 38:08 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11-16 | 69% | 7-11 | 64% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Chimezie Metu | 13:14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 43-74 | 58% | 17-33 | 52% | 25-31 | 81% | — |
Jahmi'us Ramsey —
Chris Silva —
Justin James —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN46/87 (53%)
Paint
26/46 (57%)
Mid
7/10 (70%)
3PT
15/34 (44%)
RA 61%ATB3 41%Paint 42%Corner 3 57%Mid 80%
SAC43/74 (58%)
Paint
24/37 (65%)
Mid
8/14 (57%)
3PT
17/34 (50%)
ATB3 46%Paint 50%RA 83%Corner 3 63%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Buddy Hield
defended Ricky Rubio
5.3 min • 7 pts • 60%
Best Defender
Tyrese Haliburton
held Juancho Hernangomez
2.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Chimezie Metu
vs Naz Reid
2.8 min • 7 pts • 100%
| SAC Defense | Anthony Edwards | D'Angelo Russell | Jaden McDaniels | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jordan McLaughlin | Josh Okogie | Juancho Hernangomez | Karl-Anthony Towns | Naz Reid | Ricky Rubio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 1.3m 2pts 33% | — | 1.9m 8pts 80% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 5.1m 2pts 0% | — | 1.1m 5pts 100% | — | 2.4m 3pts 33% |
| Buddy Hield | 1.8m 8pts 60% | 1.5m 8pts 100% | 2.5m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | 5.3m 7pts 60% |
| Harrison Barnes | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 3.8m 2pts 50% | 3.0m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 6pts 67% |
| Tyrese Haliburton | — | 4.2m 7pts 60% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Damian Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 4pts 100% | 3.7m 2pts 100% | — |
| Maurice Harkless | 4.3m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Hassan Whiteside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Chimezie Metu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 7pts 100% | — |
| Delon Wright | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 3.2m 2pts 100% | 2.8m 4pts 50% | 3.7m 6pts 75% | — | 2.6m 5pts 50% | 2.6m 2pts 0% | 2.3m 3pts 100% | 3.0m 3pts 20% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAC leads, negative = MIN leads
SAC Largest Lead
13
Q3 0:23
MIN Largest Lead
11
Q4 4:54
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAC 9-0 run
Q1 4:29 – Q1 6:20
-4 → +3
SAC 11-0 run
Q1 4:29 – Q1 6:45
-4 → +5
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 2:04 – Q2 5:13
+8 → +2
MIN 8-0 run
Q4 3:11 – Q4 4:54
-6 → -11