⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32- Went cold from three, four of nineteen
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 25-6 off them
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 7 down to 3 up
Q3 7:20 · LAL 61-58 MIN
- Go-ahead
Smush Parker hit a two point shot, Lamar Odom with the assist
Q4 1:36 · LAL 85-84 MIN
- Winner
Luke Walton hit a three jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
Q4 1:06 · LAL 88-87 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Smush Parker lost ball
Q4 2:45 · LAL 81-80 MIN
- Turnover
Luke Walton bad pass
Q4 2:31 · LAL 81-82 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:18 · LAL 36-44 MIN
- Go-ahead
Rashad McCants hit a slam dunk, Ricky Davis with the assist
Q4 2:42 · LAL 81-82 MIN
- Go-ahead
Kevin Garnett hit a two point shot, Marcus Banks with the assist
Q4 1:22 · LAL 85-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:02 · LAL 81-80 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Davis bad pass
Q4 1:39 · LAL 83-84 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
