⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to eleven
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 2:15 · MIN 58-55 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 4:50 · MIN 105-104 LAL
- Ties it
Jaden McDaniels hit a dunk, Naz Reid with the assist
Q4 0:39 · MIN 113-113 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rudy Gobert flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:31 · MIN 82-90 LAL
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul
Q3 0:31 · MIN 82-92 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 11:43 · MIN 61-72 LAL
- Go-ahead
Dorian Finney-Smith hit a 25-foot three jumper, Austin Reaves with the assist
Q4 1:29 · MIN 111-113 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaxson Hayes technical foul
Q1 7:39 · MIN 7-9 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q3 0:31 · MIN 82-92 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:30 · MIN 114-113 LAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
