⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, eleven turnovers to their seventeen- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the second 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q2 8:10 · MIN 39-28 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 9:26 · MIN 78-68 LAC
- Winner
Sam Cassell made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 2:02 · MIN 83-80 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Turnover
Q4 0:40 · MIN 86-80 LAC
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · MIN 86-83 LAC
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · MIN 86-83 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:05 · MIN 80-80 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston Bad Pass
Q4 4:20 · MIN 80-76 LAC
- Turnover
Elton Brand Traveling
Q4 2:23 · MIN 80-80 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
