⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
Randy Foye stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 3:00 · MIN 97-98 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes offensive foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)
Q4 2:47 · MIN 97-98 LAL
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes turnover
Q4 2:47 · MIN 97-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 3:00 · MIN 97-98 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIN 105-108 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
