⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 40- A 19-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 29 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17
Q2 5:31 · MIN 47-64 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 10:07 · MIN 64-72 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:15 · MIN 2-8 LAL
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 29
Q2 10:19 · MIN 32-61 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
