⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+4Q124-18
+5Q230-23
+8Q326-18
+10Q434-22
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 27- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
27%Three-point accuracy14%
35Free throws made19
48%Shooting from the field34%
25Assists17
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
