⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:31 · MIN 62-64 LAC
- Go-ahead
Nikola Pekovic hit a layup, Andrei Kirilenko with the assist
Q4 3:00 · MIN 88-87 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Barea misses technical free throw
Q2 8:21 · MIN 33-25 LAC
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko bad pass
Q4 2:03 · MIN 88-91 LAC
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 0:05 · MIN 90-96 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 3:50 · MIN 46-49 LAC
- Winner
Caron Butler hit a three jumper, Eric Bledsoe with the assist
Q4 2:45 · MIN 88-90 LAC
- Steal
Blake Griffin stole it from Andrei Kirilenko
Q4 2:03 · MIN 88-91 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · MIN 82-84 LAC
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:19 · MIN 88-90 LAC
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIN 90-96 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
