⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 66
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:51 · MIN 16-9 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 6:36 · MIN 114-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gorgui Dieng technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:49 · MIN 38-37 LAL
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:20 · MIN 58-56 LAL
- Turnover
Derrick Rose traveling
Q4 1:27 · MIN 119-115 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 2:34 · MIN 64-68 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 4:14 · MIN 85-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q2 3:20 · MIN 58-56 LAL
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · MIN 119-112 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James back court turnover
Q4 1:43 · MIN 119-115 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 12 | Blocks | 8 |
