⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of seventeen 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 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:02 · LAC 88-87 MIN
- Ties it
DeAndre Jordan hit a driving dunk, Jamal Crawford with the assist
Q4 1:05 · LAC 98-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:22 · LAC 88-96 MIN
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:57 · LAC 91-96 MIN
- Turnover
J.J. Redick out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · LAC 100-104 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:59 · LAC 57-55 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 9:23 · LAC 59-69 MIN
- Winner
Andrew Wiggins hit a two point shot, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 0:47 · LAC 98-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses technical free throw
Q2 8:10 · LAC 37-34 MIN
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses technical free throw
Q2 8:10 · LAC 37-34 MIN
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · LAC 100-104 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
