⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 6
- A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q3 4:05 · LAL 71-88 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 10:26 · LAL 30-35 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q2 0:00 · LAL 48-70 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 7:05 · LAL 90-113 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul
Q3 2:37 · LAL 66-88 MIN
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul
Q4 10:57 · LAL 83-96 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 21 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 29 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
