⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 4:31 · LAL 38-24 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Stanislav Medvedenko Double Technical Foul. Kevin Garnett gains possession.
Q3 7:28 · LAL 54-44 MIN
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul
Q4 0:03 · LAL 84-95 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:35 · LAL 56-53 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Oliver Miller Technical Foul
Q3 1:28 · LAL 59-63 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
