⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 28
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:28 · LAC 21-19 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 3:04 · LAC 34-26 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 1:02 · LAC 71-58 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 1:00 · LAC 34-35 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
