⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers 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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 7:09 · MIN 52-44 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards turnover
Q4 2:57 · MIN 100-105 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 1:44 · MIN 81-86 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 8:59 · MIN 89-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:50 · MIN 97-105 LAL
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:50 · MIN 97-105 LAL
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder traveling
Q4 3:09 · MIN 100-105 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
