⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 7 down to 2 up
Q2 6:20 · MIN 38-36 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 5:43 · MIN 82-69 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 4:52 · MIN 76-69 LAL
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:33 · MIN 77-69 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:04 · MIN 2-11 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Turnover
Q4 4:45 · MIN 76-69 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
