⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 6:14 · LAL 45-44 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 5:51 · LAL 98-95 MIN
- Lead
Dennis Schroder hit a 23-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:01 · LAL 98-95 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:49 · LAL 95-95 MIN
- Turnover
Austin Reaves bad pass
Q4 0:30 · LAL 95-95 MIN
- Turnover
Rui Hachimura lost ball turnover
OT 3:52 · LAL 101-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:55 · LAL 22-31 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 1:40 · LAL 49-62 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 6:56 · LAL 61-76 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Taurean Prince out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:17 · LAL 92-95 MIN
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson back court turnover
Q4 0:21 · LAL 95-95 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards traveling
OT 3:07 · LAL 103-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
