⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:52 · MIN 99-111 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:56 · MIN 2-11 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 8:03 · MIN 67-85 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
