⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made four threes to their ten- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 36
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- Ties it
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Jannero Pargo.
OT 2:34 · LAL 105-105 MIN
- Lead
Kobe Bryant made Technical Free Throw.
OT 1:59 · LAL 106-105 MIN
- Lead
Jannero Pargo made Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:47 · LAL 108-107 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derek Fisher Bad Pass. Stolen by Troy Hudson.
Q4 2:33 · LAL 89-93 MIN
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · LAL 100-101 MIN
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Troy Hudson.
OT 1:38 · LAL 106-105 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 1:15 · LAL 24-29 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 4:07 · LAL 89-95 MIN
- Lead
Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 1:36 · LAL 106-107 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Out of Bounds
Q4 0:17 · LAL 100-101 MIN
- Turnover
24 second
OT 4:20 · LAL 101-101 MIN
- Turnover
24 second
OT 1:44 · LAL 106-105 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
