⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-9Q120-30
+4Q229-27
+8Q331-23
-13Q411-24
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their six
Key battles
6Steals2
6Turnovers12
6Threes made11
11Points off turnovers6
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
