⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth 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
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 22- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to eight
- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 25
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 5:37 · LAC 83-79 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:23 · LAC 111-113 MIN
- Turnover
Blake Griffin double dribble turnover
Q4 0:14 · LAC 118-121 MIN
- Turnover
Blake Griffin out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:09 · LAC 118-122 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:16 · LAC 93-98 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 3:46 · LAC 114-121 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nemanja Bjelica turnover
Q4 0:36 · LAC 116-121 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:27 · LAC 118-121 MIN
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · LAC 118-122 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 1 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Steals | 13 |
| 27 | Blocks | 22 |
