⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- They went cold, five of 23 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 7:41 · MIN 13-8 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 4:56 · MIN 65-57 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio lost ball
Q4 2:26 · MIN 90-85 LAC
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIN 95-94 LAC
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIN 95-94 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:22 · MIN 37-32 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:13 · MIN 45-44 LAC
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Ricky Rubio
Q4 2:26 · MIN 90-85 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · MIN 91-85 LAC
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:21 · MIN 91-85 LAC
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:02 · MIN 95-94 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
