⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+6Q127-26
+12Q239-26
-3Q326-29
-8Q427-34
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second 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
Made twelve threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three
- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25
Key battles
12Threes made4
46%Three-point accuracy24%
23Assists36
27Free throws made19
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 23 | Assists | 36 |
