⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+1Q125-20
-13Q214-27
0Q320-21
+9Q429-17
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 20-10 off them
Key battles
12Turnovers25
20Points off turnovers10
14Offensive rebounds8
23Free throws made14
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
