⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- A 20-0 run took them from 14 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 52
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 14 down to 6 up
Q2 9:08 · LAC 47-41 MIN
- Steal
Chauncey Billups stole it from Luke Ridnour
Q4 1:02 · LAC 90-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:45 · LAC 65-61 MIN
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · LAC 90-88 MIN
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · LAC 90-88 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 1:04 · LAC 27-36 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:07 · LAC 86-85 MIN
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 1:02 · LAC 90-88 MIN
- Turnover
Alexey Shved out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:11 · LAC 97-93 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
