⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 3:18 · MIN 31-24 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Naz Reid flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:34 · MIN 84-82 LAL
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 1:18 · MIN 116-109 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:26 · MIN 5-12 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rui Hachimura misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 0:34 · MIN 84-82 LAL
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:53 · MIN 110-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
