⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse 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- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 30-9 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 0:25 · LAC 37-28 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 0:54 · LAC 61-48 MIN
- Winner
Eric Gordon hit a driving layup
Q4 1:31 · LAC 88-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 4:07 · LAC 86-82 MIN
- Turnover
Chris Kaman bad pass
Q4 2:36 · LAC 86-84 MIN
- Missed FT
Chris Kaman misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · LAC 89-86 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:18 · LAC 37-36 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:09 · LAC 66-64 MIN
- Ties it
Al Jefferson hit a tip shot
Q4 1:45 · LAC 86-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonny Flynn traveling
Q4 3:47 · LAC 86-82 MIN
- Turnover
Jonny Flynn bad pass
Q4 3:27 · LAC 86-82 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
