⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 32 free throws to their 21- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:27 · LAL 25-28 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 1:08 · LAL 70-63 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
JJ Redick technical foul
Q2 9:18 · LAL 42-45 MIN
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 5:51 · LAL 87-82 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donte DiVincenzo misses technical free throw
Q2 9:18 · LAL 42-45 MIN
- Flagrant
Naz Reid flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:51 · LAL 87-82 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
