⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first 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
Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 27- Lost the glass, 42 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:24 · LAL 17-9 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 5:50 · LAL 78-69 MIN
- Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Kevin Love
Q4 1:58 · LAL 96-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:39 · LAL 94-87 MIN
- Turnover
Lamar Odom bad pass
Q4 1:27 · LAL 96-89 MIN
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · LAL 98-94 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:09 · LAL 19-20 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 9:48 · LAL 63-65 MIN
- Steal
Michael Beasley stole it from Lamar Odom
Q4 1:27 · LAL 96-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love lost ball
Q4 1:58 · LAL 96-89 MIN
- Turnover
Wesley Johnson offensive foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)
Q4 1:38 · LAL 96-89 MIN
- Turnover
Michael Beasley turnover
Q4 1:00 · LAL 96-91 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 26 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
