⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- Went cold from three, seven of 47
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maxi Kleber steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:19 · LAL 88-91 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 6:29 · LAL 9-21 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · LAL 96-103 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:07 · LAL 96-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
