⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 30 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:36 · MIN 8-4 LAL
- Flagrant
Mark Madsen flagrant foul type 1 (Maurice Evans draws the foul)
Q2 8:42 · MIN 33-36 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:36 · MIN 8-12 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:19 · MIN 89-86 LAL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q4 8:34 · MIN 91-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Maurice Evans misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 8:42 · MIN 33-36 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
