⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of fourteen from three- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 3:15 · LAL 19-15 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 4:48 · LAL 61-59 MIN
- Winner
Caron Butler made driving layup.
Q4 0:35 · LAL 91-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom Technical Foul. Odom's 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 3:59 · LAL 34-41 MIN
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins Bad Pass. Stolen by Anthony Carter.
Q4 4:03 · LAL 80-82 MIN
- Missed FT
Jumaine Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:07 · LAL 88-90 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Lead
Kevin Garnett made 6 ft two point shot.
Q4 2:16 · LAL 86-88 MIN
- Lead
Wally Szczerbiak made layup.
Q4 1:29 · LAL 88-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Bad Pass. Stolen by Tierre Brown.
Q4 4:58 · LAL 80-82 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 7% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
