⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 2
- A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 11 down to 4 up
Q4 11:45 · LAC 74-70 MIN
- Steal
Brevin Knight stole it from Sebastian Telfair
Q4 0:40 · LAC 87-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette bad pass
Q4 2:42 · LAC 84-78 MIN
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:32 · LAC 85-82 MIN
- Turnover
Corey Maggette lost ball
Q4 0:44 · LAC 87-82 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Al Jefferson stole it from Corey Maggette
Q4 2:42 · LAC 84-78 MIN
- Steal
Sebastian Telfair stole it from Corey Maggette
Q4 0:44 · LAC 87-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes lost ball
Q4 3:31 · LAC 82-77 MIN
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · LAC 84-78 MIN
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair lost ball
Q4 0:40 · LAC 87-82 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 0 | Threes made | 2 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
