⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39
- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 13
- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:24 · MIN 37-35 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:45 · MIN 29-35 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:35 · MIN 76-73 LAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q3 5:21 · MIN 78-88 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
