⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:41 · LAL 71-64 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 4:41 · LAL 104-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 2:27 · LAL 97-91 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 2:27 · LAL 97-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.J. Barea possession lost ball turnover
Q4 2:10 · LAL 97-91 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
