⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+4Q130-28
-5Q224-27
+12Q333-21
-8Q428-32
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
6Blocks2
6Steals11
27Assists20
19Turnovers14
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
