⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 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
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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 fifteen, and outscored them 21-11 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 8:00 · MIN 19-9 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 3:31 · MIN 54-39 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 5:43 · MIN 97-81 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 9:52 · MIN 60-52 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 2:36 · MIN 99-91 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
