⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+7Q121-18
+5Q224-22
-7Q316-25
-7Q418-25
▼ 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
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
Key battles
17Fast break points5
13Free throws made25
10Offensive rebounds18
18Assists12
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
