⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 26 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 2:07 · LAL 26-15 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:04 · LAL 41-35 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 23
Q4 6:59 · LAL 76-99 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Carmelo Anthony flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:00 · LAL 26-17 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 10:59 · LAL 28-30 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 11:07 · LAL 51-60 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Okogie misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q1 0:00 · LAL 26-17 MIN
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:30 · LAL 52-66 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
