⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 2-point lead to 13
Q1 3:46 · MIN 29-16 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 4:37 · MIN 81-58 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Stanislav Medvedenko Technical Foul
Q3 9:07 · MIN 62-53 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
