⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
+3Q120-16
-3Q219-21
+15Q328-17
+4Q427-21
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, twelve of eighteen from three
- Lived at the line, sixteen free throws to their six
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their fourteen
Key battles
67%Three-point accuracy20%
12Threes made4
12Free throws made5
5Steals12
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
