⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 11 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:11 · MIN 49-41 LAC
- Go-ahead
Ricky Rubio hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 2:28 · MIN 94-93 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 3:00 · MIN 98-95 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:47 · MIN 89-89 LAC
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 3:54 · MIN 90-91 LAC
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 0:24 · MIN 98-99 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:00 · MIN 7-14 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 11:26 · MIN 79-80 LAC
- Winner
Blake Griffin hit a layup, Jamal Crawford with the assist
Q4 0:25 · MIN 98-99 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
