⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
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
Made ten threes to their three- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:04 · LAL 16-10 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:05 · LAL 29-21 MIN
- Winner
D'Angelo Russell hit a 25-foot three jumper, Julius Randle with the assist
Q4 0:02 · LAL 110-109 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:46 · LAL 98-99 MIN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 2:04 · LAL 103-103 MIN
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:32 · LAL 107-109 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 1:27 · LAL 53-59 MIN
- Ties it
Ricky Rubio hit a driving layup
Q4 2:49 · LAL 101-101 MIN
- Lead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 1:46 · LAL 103-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shabazz Muhammad lost ball turnover
Q4 3:51 · LAL 97-99 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
