⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 19-6 off them- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 40
- Made five threes to their thirteen
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 9:27 · LAL 37-27 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 7:24 · LAL 45-29 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gabe Vincent out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:00 · LAL 103-95 MIN
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:23 · LAL 110-103 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
