⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 25-9 off them
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:17 · MIN 19-10 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · MIN 103-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · MIN 107-101 LAL
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · MIN 108-101 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · MIN 105-98 LAL
- Turnover
Troy Brown Jr. steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:17 · MIN 105-99 LAL
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:10 · MIN 110-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
