⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 44 from three
- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 7:48 · MIN 105-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses technical free throw
Q1 8:40 · MIN 8-4 LAL
- Technical
D'Angelo Russell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:19 · MIN 71-56 LAL
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:55 · MIN 114-94 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q3 10:48 · MIN 69-56 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:33 · MIN 86-79 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:40 · MIN 8-4 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q2 10:01 · MIN 38-21 LAL
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 8:19 · MIN 71-56 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
