⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their two- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the second quarter
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:46 · LAC 21-14 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 9:41 · LAC 54-41 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 9:10 · LAC 82-56 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:12 · LAC 63-48 MIN
- Missed FT
J.J. Redick misses technical free throw
Q3 4:37 · LAC 88-59 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:28 · LAC 26-26 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 29
Q4 9:27 · LAC 109-80 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Corey Brewer technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 6:52 · LAC 18-14 MIN
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses technical free throw
Q2 2:01 · LAC 60-45 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
