⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:09 · MIN 18-11 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:58 · MIN 32-22 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Trent Double Technical Foul. Shaquille O'Neal gains possession.
Q4 8:27 · MIN 74-59 LAL
- Technical
Ervin Johnson Double Technical Foul. Karl Malone gains possession.
Q4 4:15 · MIN 82-64 LAL
- Technical
Wally Szczerbiak Double Technical Foul. Gary Payton gains possession.
Q4 3:39 · MIN 84-66 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 8:25 · MIN 58-48 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:15 · MIN 63-56 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Stanislav Medvedenko Technical Foul
Q4 6:56 · MIN 76-62 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
