⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 23-4 off them
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 10:12 · LAC 79-76 MIN
- Lead
Bobby Simmons made Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 2:05 · LAC 97-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rick Brunson Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 1:17 · LAC 93-90 MIN
- Turnover
Bobby Simmons Bad Pass. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
OT 4:28 · LAC 94-92 MIN
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Bad Pass. Stolen by Sam Cassell.
OT 1:00 · LAC 98-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:33 · LAC 15-23 MIN
- Ties it
Sam Cassell made 18 ft two point shot.
OT 2:18 · LAC 96-96 MIN
- Winner
Eddie Griffin made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
OT 1:51 · LAC 97-99 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mark Madsen Offensive Foul. Madsen's 6th Personal Foul, Minnesota's 5th Team Foul.
Q4 3:46 · LAC 86-85 MIN
- Turnover
Mark Madsen Foul
Q4 3:46 · LAC 86-85 MIN
- Turnover
Eddie Griffin Bad Pass
Q4 2:39 · LAC 90-87 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
