⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 37 free throws to their 21- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 56
A 15-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 13 in the fourth 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 cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:52 · MIN 32-37 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:18 · MIN 40-41 LAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 13
Q4 7:13 · MIN 98-111 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 4:58 · MIN 44-54 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
