⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 4
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 4:31 · LAL 25-22 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 10:42 · LAL 68-52 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Walton offensive foul (Greg Buckner draws the foul)
Q4 3:27 · LAL 96-89 MIN
- Turnover
Luke Walton turnover
Q4 3:27 · LAL 96-89 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:04 · LAL 30-36 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 78 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
