⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 46
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the second 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
- Go-ahead
Ricky Davis hit a 23-foot three jumper, Randy Foye with the assist
OT 1:00 · MIN 103-102 LAL
- Ties it
Ricky Davis hit a tip shot
OT 0:03 · MIN 105-105 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
2OT 3:23 · MIN 117-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marko Jaric bad pass
Q4 0:05 · MIN 96-97 LAL
- Turnover
Ricky Davis bad pass
OT 1:39 · MIN 100-102 LAL
- Turnover
Randy Foye lost ball
2OT 2:49 · MIN 109-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 10:12 · MIN 29-42 LAL
- Lead
Smush Parker hit a 25-foot three jumper, Andrew Bynum with the assist
OT 3:24 · MIN 98-101 LAL
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant hit a 27-foot three jumper
OT 0:43 · MIN 103-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sasha Vujacic bad pass
Q4 0:01 · MIN 98-98 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 4:26 · MIN 98-98 LAL
- Turnover
Smush Parker offensive foul (3rd personal foul)
OT 3:35 · MIN 98-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 17 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
