⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fifteen- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:56 · LAL 21-16 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 4:50 · LAL 47-36 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 5:41 · LAL 98-83 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Fox Technical Foul
Q3 0:05 · LAL 78-69 MIN
- Technical
Robert Horry Double Technical Foul. Kevin Garnett gains possession.
Q4 1:49 · LAL 105-89 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 11:45 · LAL 53-55 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rod Strickland Technical Foul
Q2 3:14 · LAL 44-36 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
