⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35
- A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30 in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 10:48 · MIN 70-47 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 4:07 · MIN 104-83 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 30
Q4 2:04 · MIN 119-89 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
