⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
-8Q124-34
-1Q223-27
-6Q314-25
+5Q429-26
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 31- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 23-15 off them
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 32
Key battles
8Offensive rebounds20
14Assists30
24Free throws made13
15Points off turnovers23
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
