⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:31 · LAL 38-35 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul
Q2 0:03 · LAL 45-39 MIN
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul
Q3 6:11 · LAL 56-53 MIN
- Technical
Stanislav Medvedenko Technical Foul
Q4 9:33 · LAL 80-66 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Olowokandi Technical Foul
Q3 6:41 · LAL 56-52 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
