⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 23-12 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 10:33 · MIN 13-1 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 0:56 · MIN 68-45 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q4 7:13 · MIN 102-75 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 3:20 · MIN 83-70 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Michael Beasley and Karl-Anthony Towns
Q2 4:19 · MIN 48-34 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
