⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 27-12 off them
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 8:18 · MIN 62-50 LAL
- Steal
Julius Randle stole it from Rui Hachimura
Q4 2:05 · MIN 87-82 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q1 3:39 · MIN 21-14 LAL
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul
Q2 7:56 · MIN 33-31 LAL
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · MIN 90-82 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:49 · MIN 32-27 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q2 7:56 · MIN 33-31 LAL
- Turnover
Max Christie lost ball turnover
Q4 4:29 · MIN 85-77 LAL
- Turnover
Rui Hachimura lost ball turnover
Q4 2:05 · MIN 87-82 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
