⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 26
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 33-10 off them
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:56 · LAL 17-9 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:24 · LAL 91-83 MIN
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · LAL 92-85 MIN
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · LAL 94-87 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:00 · LAL 48-50 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mark Madsen Bad Pass
Q4 3:40 · LAL 84-79 MIN
- Turnover
Fred Hoiberg Lost Ball. Stolen by Derek Fisher.
Q4 3:16 · LAL 87-79 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |