⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 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
- Winner
Chris Kaman hit a two point shot, Elton Brand with the assist
Q4 2:36 · LAC 87-85 MIN
- Steal
Quinton Ross stole it from Marko Jaric
Q4 0:35 · LAC 91-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston bad pass
Q4 4:16 · LAC 80-81 MIN
- Turnover
Sam Cassell lost ball
Q4 1:30 · LAC 89-85 MIN
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAC 93-87 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Trenton Hassell hit a 18-foot jumper, Marko Jaric with the assist
Q4 2:56 · LAC 85-85 MIN
- Steal
Marko Jaric stole it from Sam Cassell
Q4 1:30 · LAC 89-85 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marko Jaric bad pass
Q4 0:35 · LAC 91-86 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Vladimir Radmanovic draws the foul)
Q4 0:17 · LAC 93-87 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 0:17 · LAC 93-87 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
