⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first 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
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:44 · LAL 11-3 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 8:03 · LAL 19-8 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 5:48 · LAL 27-10 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jarred Vanderbilt and Anthony Edwards
Q2 12:00 · LAL 33-17 MIN
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:55 · LAL 95-90 MIN
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · LAL 103-96 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:00 · LAL 92-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:04 · LAL 95-90 MIN
- Missed FT
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:12 · LAL 103-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:44 · LAL 105-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
