⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+9Q130-21
0Q228-26
+7Q327-19
-11Q418-27
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 18-7 off them- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to eleven
Key battles
8Steals2
18Points off turnovers7
20Offensive rebounds11
7Turnovers13
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
