⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+2Q123-21
+3Q222-20
-3Q329-28
+5Q422-17
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of ten from three
Key battles
40%Three-point accuracy20%
9Points off turnovers14
4Threes made2
4Blocks2
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:49 · MIN 27-21 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul
Q3 12:00 · MIN 45-41 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
