⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
- Made four threes to their eleven
- Went cold from three, four of sixteen
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:50 · LAC 29-26 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 7:18 · LAC 44-37 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q4 8:12 · LAC 100-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ryan Hollins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:00 · LAC 100-94 MIN
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 3:29 · LAC 101-97 MIN
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford lost ball turnover
Q4 1:44 · LAC 105-101 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 8:25 · LAC 67-69 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:22 · LAC 101-99 MIN
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 1:44 · LAC 105-101 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · LAC 105-101 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
