⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 19-11 off them- A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up in the second quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q2 3:16 · MIN 50-40 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · MIN 98-93 LAL
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · MIN 98-93 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:39 · MIN 31-38 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:54 · MIN 86-80 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul
Q2 10:59 · MIN 16-21 LAL
- Technical
Devean George Technical Foul
Q3 8:40 · MIN 52-44 LAL
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal 3 second
Q4 2:46 · MIN 86-80 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
