⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen
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
Marko Jaric technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:33 · MIN 0-6 LAL
- Missed FT
Rashad McCants misses technical free throw
Q2 9:55 · MIN 26-34 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 8:38 · MIN 2-15 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 2:44 · MIN 38-60 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 35
Q3 5:16 · MIN 52-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses technical free throw
Q1 9:33 · MIN 0-6 LAL
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:55 · MIN 26-34 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
