⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 7:45 · LAC 18-6 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:09 · LAC 78-72 MIN
- Turnover
Chris Kaman Bad Pass
Q4 0:31 · LAC 86-78 MIN
- Missed FT
Bobby Simmons missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:08 · LAC 90-84 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Troy Hudson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:24 · LAC 74-71 MIN
- Technical
Kevin Garnett Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 0:32 · LAC 85-78 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 0 | Threes made | 1 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
