⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:37 · MIN 8-2 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 6:59 · MIN 72-58 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:42 · MIN 42-36 LAL
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses technical free throw
Q3 0:25 · MIN 83-65 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:40 · MIN 29-27 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:37 · MIN 61-58 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:05 · MIN 71-58 LAL
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:25 · MIN 83-65 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 1 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
