⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:45 · LAL 26-16 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 2:09 · LAL 86-68 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 6:43 · LAL 42-44 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
