⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+11Q131-19
0Q223-23
-5Q315-19
+4Q427-22
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
20%Three-point accuracy38%
2Threes made5
27Assists17
11Steals7
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
