⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 54
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 took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 3:46 · LAL 20-13 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 9:34 · LAL 59-45 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 3:25 · LAL 73-52 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:03 · LAL 47-43 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 13 | Blocks | 4 |
