⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q2 10:11 · MIN 53-31 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 4:48 · MIN 87-72 LAL
- Steal
Corey Brewer stole it from Steve Blake
Q4 2:06 · MIN 103-95 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q2 5:45 · MIN 58-42 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 8:56 · MIN 75-65 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 2:06 · MIN 103-95 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
