⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:28 · LAL 15-6 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 11:22 · LAL 59-44 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q1 1:31 · LAL 26-20 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 8:42 · LAL 89-70 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
