⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- They went cold, four of 22 from three
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 6:18 · LAL 68-52 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:50 · LAL 82-76 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Pekovic lost ball
Q4 4:28 · LAL 83-76 MIN
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · LAL 91-84 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 2 |
