⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 23 from three- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:19 · MIN 9-0 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 7:28 · MIN 46-27 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 8:19 · MIN 66-51 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:50 · MIN 80-71 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
