⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better 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, 33 free throws to their 21- They shot well above their usual, eight of sixteen from three
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 4:39 · LAC 19-15 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:03 · LAC 29-19 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 10:07 · LAC 81-66 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:38 · LAC 99-90 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:03 · LAC 88-82 MIN
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 3:24 · LAC 91-83 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
