Final

Series (Game 3 of 3)

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Series starts 11/2

Game 1: Friday, November 2nd
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Game 2: Tuesday, November 27th
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Game 3: Thursday, March 21st
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Timberwolves 98

(23-43, 7-27 away)

Kings 101

(25-44, 19-15 home)

Coverage: CSAC

10:00 PM ET, March 21, 2013

Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA

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MIN 26 31 20 2198
SAC 25 28 26 22101

Top Performers

Minnesota: R. Rubio 12 Pts, 7 Reb, 9 Ast, 3 Stl

Sacramento: I. Thomas 24 Pts, 3 Reb, 6 Ast

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All

1st Quarter Summary

TIMEMINNESOTASCORESACRAMENTO
12:00 0-0Nikola Pekovic vs. Jason Thompson (Ricky Rubio gains possession)
11:40Derrick Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)2-0 
11:14 2-2DeMarcus Cousins makes 18-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
10:51Derrick Williams makes 20-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)4-2 
10:26 4-2DeMarcus Cousins misses 19-foot jumper
10:25Derrick Williams defensive rebound4-2 
10:07Nikola Pekovic makes layup6-2 
9:59Andrei Kirilenko personal foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)6-2 
9:53 6-2Isaiah Thomas misses 22-foot jumper
9:52Luke Ridnour defensive rebound6-2 
9:37Ricky Rubio misses 22-foot jumper6-2 
9:36 6-2Tyreke Evans defensive rebound
9:19 6-4Tyreke Evans makes 5-foot two point shot
9:04Andrei Kirilenko misses driving layup6-4 
9:03 6-4John Salmons defensive rebound
8:59 6-6DeMarcus Cousins makes layup (John Salmons assists)
8:33Derrick Williams misses 18-foot jumper6-6 
8:33Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound6-6 
8:33Nikola Pekovic misses layup6-6 
8:33Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound6-6 
8:33 6-6Tyreke Evans shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
8:33Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 27-6 
8:33Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 28-6 
8:18 8-8Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup
8:02Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)10-8 
8:02 11-8Jason Thompson shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
8:02Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 111-8 
7:48 11-8Tyreke Evans misses 20-foot jumper
7:47Ricky Rubio defensive rebound11-8 
7:35Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)13-8 
7:31Kings Full timeout
7:24Nikola Pekovic personal foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)13-8 
7:15 13-8Tyreke Evans misses 23-foot three point jumper
7:13Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound13-8 
7:00Jason Thompson blocks Derrick Williams 's 2-foot layup13-8 
6:58Derrick Williams offensive rebound13-8 
6:56Derrick Williams misses two point shot13-8 
6:54 13-8John Salmons defensive rebound
6:45 13-10Jason Thompson makes 10-foot two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
6:31Andrei Kirilenko bad pass 13-10 
6:18 13-10DeMarcus Cousins misses 13-foot jumper
6:18Ricky Rubio defensive rebound13-10 
6:11Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)15-10 
5:58 15-10John Salmons misses 20-foot jumper
5:58Ricky Rubio defensive rebound15-10 
5:48Derrick Williams misses 14-foot Regular Jump Shot15-10 
5:48 15-10DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound
5:41 15-12John Salmons makes layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
5:26Luke Ridnour misses 18-foot jumper15-12 
5:24 15-12Tyreke Evans defensive rebound
5:16 15-12John Salmons misses 24-foot three point jumper
5:15Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound15-12 
5:07 15-12Tyreke Evans kicked ball violation
4:58 15-12DeMarcus Cousins personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
4:52Nikola Pekovic misses 7-foot jumper15-12 
4:50 15-12DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound
4:43Chase Budinger enters the game for Andrei Kirilenko15-12 
4:28 15-12DeMarcus Cousins misses 19-foot jumper
4:28Chase Budinger defensive rebound15-12 
4:24 15-12DeMarcus Cousins personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
4:24 15-12Patrick Patterson enters the game for DeMarcus Cousins
4:09Ricky Rubio misses 13-foot jumper15-12 
4:07 15-12Tyreke Evans defensive rebound
3:55Ricky Rubio personal foul (Jason Thompson draws the foul)15-12 
3:55 15-12Marcus Thornton enters the game for Tyreke Evans
3:46 15-14Patrick Patterson makes jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
3:28Chase Budinger misses 16-foot jumper15-14 
3:27 15-14Jason Thompson defensive rebound
3:20 15-17Isaiah Thomas makes 25-foot three pointer
3:09Ricky Rubio makes layup17-17 
3:09 17-17Patrick Patterson defensive goaltending violation
2:55 17-19John Salmons makes driving layup
2:34Luke Ridnour misses 20-foot jumper17-19 
2:33 17-19Isaiah Thomas defensive rebound
2:30 17-21Isaiah Thomas makes 20-foot two point shot
2:19Timberwolves Full timeout
2:19Alexey Shved enters the game for Nikola Pekovic17-21 
2:19J.J. Barea enters the game for Luke Ridnour17-21 
2:19Dante Cunningham enters the game for Ricky Rubio17-21 
2:04Derrick Williams makes 19-foot jumper (Alexey Shved assists)19-21 
1:47 19-21Derrick Williams blocks Jason Thompson 's 7-foot shot
1:46J.J. Barea defensive rebound19-21 
1:39Chase Budinger makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)22-21 
1:23J.J. Barea personal foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)22-21 
1:15 22-23Marcus Thornton makes driving layup
0:53Chase Budinger makes 7-foot two point shot (Alexey Shved assists)24-23 
0:47 24-25Patrick Patterson makes jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
0:38J.J. Barea makes driving layup26-25 
0:26 26-25Jason Thompson misses jumper
0:25J.J. Barea defensive rebound26-25 
0:03Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper 26-25 
0:02 26-25Jason Thompson defensive rebound
0:00 26-25Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:00End of the 1st Quarter
0:00 26-25Kings offensive team rebound