⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 6:33 · LAL 27-10 MIN
- Steal
Luke Walton stole it from Trenton Hassell
Q4 0:14 · LAL 107-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Bynum turnover
Q4 0:49 · LAL 104-98 MIN
- Turnover
Ronny Turiaf turnover
Q4 0:23 · LAL 106-100 MIN
- Missed FT
Luke Walton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · LAL 106-100 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q1 2:35 · LAL 29-22 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:22 · LAL 33-30 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 7:18 · LAL 91-87 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Craig Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · LAL 98-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Craig Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:04 · LAL 98-92 MIN
- Turnover
Trenton Hassell bad pass
Q4 0:14 · LAL 107-100 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 36 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
