⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fifteen
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 7:39 · MIN 72-67 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Bad Pass
Q4 4:35 · MIN 89-96 LAL
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Bad Pass. Stolen by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 4:07 · MIN 89-96 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 1:47 · MIN 52-56 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:13 · MIN 75-78 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:46 · MIN 89-96 LAL
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:24 · MIN 91-96 LAL
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:24 · MIN 91-96 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
