⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 38
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 29-point deficit to 19
Q4 4:52 · MIN 78-97 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Jefferson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:02 · MIN 41-53 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 2:00 · MIN 56-79 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 1:42 · MIN 81-107 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
