⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the second quarter- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 21-8 off them
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q2 1:46 · MIN 67-59 LAL
- Lead
Andrew Wiggins hit a 10-foot two point shot, Ricky Rubio with the assist
OT 4:09 · MIN 116-114 LAL
- Winner
Andrew Wiggins hit a driving layup
OT 0:57 · MIN 123-121 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 3:15 · MIN 106-103 LAL
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
OT 1:57 · MIN 119-117 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:09 · MIN 123-122 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Ties it
D'Angelo Russell hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:02 · MIN 114-114 LAL
- Ties it
Julius Randle hit a driving layup
OT 1:43 · MIN 119-119 LAL
- Ties it
Nick Young hit a 9-foot two point shot
OT 1:15 · MIN 121-121 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell offensive foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)
Q4 4:20 · MIN 104-101 LAL
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell turnover
Q4 4:20 · MIN 104-101 LAL
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:33 · MIN 123-121 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
