⏱️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
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 27
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 8:22 · MIN 64-47 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Oliver Miller Technical Foul
Q4 8:02 · MIN 80-73 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Elton Brand Technical Foul
Q3 1:06 · MIN 73-62 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
