⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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, 44 rebounds to 31- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q3 11:22 · LAL 64-46 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · LAL 94-86 MIN
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · LAL 95-88 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses technical free throw
Q2 6:18 · LAL 35-28 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
