⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21- Went cold from three, two of fourteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:33 · LAC 8-7 MIN
- Steal
Marcus Camby stole it from Ramon Sessions
Q4 1:53 · LAC 85-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mardy Collins traveling
Q4 2:04 · LAC 85-82 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:41 · LAC 89-87 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions bad pass
Q4 1:53 · LAC 85-82 MIN
- Turnover
Al Jefferson traveling
Q4 0:29 · LAC 89-87 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
