⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 5:46 · LAC 67-78 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:00 · LAC 86-91 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:00 · LAC 100-103 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Austin Rivers out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:48 · LAC 103-111 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · LAC 98-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 3 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Steals | 15 |
| 17 | Blocks | 17 |
