⏱️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, thirteen turnovers to their 21
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:45 · LAC 10-6 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 0:26 · LAC 108-106 MIN
- Winner
Jared Dudley hit a 25-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
OT 0:38 · LAC 115-114 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul traveling
Q4 0:47 · LAC 100-105 MIN
- Turnover
Blake Griffin offensive foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)
OT 4:07 · LAC 108-109 MIN
- Turnover
Blake Griffin turnover
OT 4:07 · LAC 108-109 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Nikola Pekovic hit a layup, Kevin Love with the assist
OT 4:22 · LAC 108-108 MIN
- Lead
Kevin Martin hit a 21-foot two point shot, Kevin Love with the assist
OT 2:40 · LAC 110-112 MIN
- Lead
Nikola Pekovic hit a 6-foot two point shot, Kevin Love with the assist
OT 0:46 · LAC 112-114 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 0:08 · LAC 104-106 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
OT 3:05 · LAC 108-110 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:29 · LAC 112-112 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
