⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:33 · MIN 38-33 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 9:11 · MIN 62-55 LAC
- Go-ahead
Trenton Hassell hit a 17-foot jumper, Mark Blount with the assist
Q4 0:25 · MIN 91-90 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses technical free throw
Q2 7:18 · MIN 32-33 LAC
- Turnover
Mark Blount lost ball
Q4 2:34 · MIN 88-88 LAC
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · MIN 89-88 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Lead
Corey Maggette hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · MIN 89-90 LAC
- Ties it
Corey Maggette hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · MIN 89-89 LAC
- Winner
Corey Maggette hit a 17-foot jumper, Elton Brand with the assist
Q4 0:04 · MIN 91-92 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley misses technical free throw
Q1 10:51 · MIN 3-0 LAC
- Turnover
Elton Brand bad pass
Q4 5:00 · MIN 84-86 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
