⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 24
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:07 · LAC 8-2 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 10:52 · LAC 89-77 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan lost ball
Q4 1:39 · LAC 98-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · LAC 98-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · LAC 98-94 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:41 · LAC 89-86 MIN
- Ties it
Ricky Rubio hit a 24-foot three jumper, Derrick Williams with the assist
Q4 0:20 · LAC 98-98 MIN
- Winner
Kevin Love hit a 28-foot three jumper, Luke Ridnour with the assist
Q4 0:00 · LAC 98-101 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses technical free throw
Q3 2:31 · LAC 73-62 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Tolliver misses technical free throw
Q4 6:20 · LAC 89-85 MIN
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · LAC 98-95 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
