⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 7:03 · LAC 40-31 MIN
- Ties it
Chris Kaman hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:00 · LAC 91-91 MIN
- Go-ahead
Cuttino Mobley hit a 24-foot three jumper, Tim Thomas with the assist
Q4 1:39 · LAC 94-93 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:54 · LAC 85-85 MIN
- Lead
Rashad McCants hit a 12-foot jumper
Q4 2:02 · LAC 91-93 MIN
- Winner
Randy Foye hit a 21-foot jumper, Craig Smith with the assist
Q4 1:15 · LAC 94-95 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ryan Gomes misses technical free throw
Q3 7:48 · LAC 59-51 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
