⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
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 5-point lead to 16
Q1 10:45 · MIN 16-0 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 4:39 · MIN 91-72 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jimmy Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:09 · MIN 54-42 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 1:28 · MIN 60-53 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Clarkson misses technical free throw
Q1 4:48 · MIN 22-9 LAL
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses technical free throw
Q2 1:09 · MIN 54-42 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 5 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Steals | 24 |
| 24 | Blocks | 25 |
