⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 22-6 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:39 · LAC 23-26 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Mike Miller draws the foul)
Q4 4:47 · LAC 80-84 MIN
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:47 · LAC 86-91 MIN
- Turnover
Al Thornton lost ball
Q4 0:33 · LAC 86-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 3:46 · LAC 34-45 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 7:20 · LAC 49-61 MIN
- Steal
Randy Foye stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 0:47 · LAC 86-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAC 86-93 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
