⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 33-12 off them- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 44
- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight
- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Made six threes to their twelve
A 14-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 13 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:09 · MIN 19-13 LAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q2 3:45 · MIN 61-53 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 0:00 · MIN 73-55 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses technical free throw
Q1 9:42 · MIN 2-8 LAC
- Technical
Derrick Rose technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:44 · MIN 38-42 LAC
- Technical
Jerryd Bayless technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:54 · MIN 45-51 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 13
Q3 7:20 · MIN 89-76 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:42 · MIN 2-8 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
