⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:41 · MIN 75-81 LAC
- Winner
Kevin Garnett hit a layup, Mark Blount with the assist
Q4 2:46 · MIN 96-94 LAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q4 4:48 · MIN 100-94 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 7:37 · MIN 79-87 LAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:57 · MIN 92-94 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:31 · MIN 11-24 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell misses technical free throw
Q2 1:19 · MIN 47-53 LAC
- Turnover
Corey Maggette turnover
Q4 3:00 · MIN 94-94 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
