⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:28 · LAL 30-19 MIN
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 2:44 · LAL 117-115 MIN
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 8-foot jumper
Q4 0:05 · LAL 119-119 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin turnover
Q4 4:35 · LAL 115-109 MIN
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · LAL 117-117 MIN
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · LAL 117-117 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:37 · LAL 79-79 MIN
- Ties it
Mo Williams hit a driving layup, Gorgui Dieng with the assist
Q4 1:36 · LAL 117-117 MIN
- Lead
Thaddeus Young hit a 4-foot two point shot, Mo Williams with the assist
Q4 1:00 · LAL 117-119 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
Q4 2:25 · LAL 117-115 MIN
- Missed FT
Thaddeus Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · LAL 119-119 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 37 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
