⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fourteen- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 0:30 · MIN 57-54 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:40 · MIN 86-98 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 7:35 · MIN 62-75 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q3 4:01 · MIN 64-88 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
