⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+2Q124-21
-4Q222-25
+17Q331-16
+6Q425-14
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 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, 21 free throws to their eight- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-10 off them
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 20
Key battles
6Fast break points20
18Free throws made7
24Points off turnovers10
10Turnovers21
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
