⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of 22 from three
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 6:33 · MIN 12-16 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dante Cunningham technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 9:42 · MIN 24-31 LAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · MIN 90-96 LAC
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIN 96-99 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 10:26 · MIN 0-12 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 11:27 · MIN 24-35 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin traveling
Q4 1:00 · MIN 91-96 LAC
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MIN 95-98 LAC
- Missed FT
J.J. Redick misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 98-101 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
