⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse 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, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 28-13 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 26
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 10:17 · MIN 15-7 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 10:13 · MIN 67-63 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:35 · MIN 106-103 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:41 · MIN 111-104 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:11 · MIN 35-35 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:40 · MIN 109-104 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
