⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 10
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:42 · LAL 50-53 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses technical free throw
Q1 10:47 · LAL 3-2 MIN
- Turnover
Jarred Vanderbilt offensive foul
Q4 4:46 · LAL 94-98 MIN
- Turnover
Jarred Vanderbilt turnover
Q4 4:46 · LAL 94-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 5:54 · LAL 44-53 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 10:47 · LAL 3-2 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 3:51 · LAL 97-101 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · LAL 102-110 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
