⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+5Q131-25
+2Q232-30
-1Q325-25
+14Q432-22
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their six
Key battles
13Turnovers6
4Steals9
30Free throws made19
11Points off turnovers16
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
