⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 62
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:22 · MIN 73-70 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 8:29 · MIN 101-93 LAC
- Winner
Michael Beasley hit a 15-foot two point shot
Q4 0:02 · MIN 113-111 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 3:28 · MIN 108-103 LAC
- Turnover
Michael Beasley bad pass
Q4 2:35 · MIN 108-107 LAC
- Missed FT
Darko Milicic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · MIN 108-107 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:30 · MIN 4-10 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:35 · MIN 88-91 LAC
- Lead
Al-Farouq Aminu hit a two point shot, Eric Gordon with the assist
Q4 1:32 · MIN 109-111 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 2:31 · MIN 108-107 LAC
- Turnover
Al-Farouq Aminu turnover
Q4 1:04 · MIN 111-111 LAC
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe turnover
Q4 0:39 · MIN 111-111 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
