⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 41 from three- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:27 · MIN 48-48 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q3 1:04 · MIN 84-102 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 9:58 · MIN 95-107 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · MIN 112-119 LAC
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins traveling
Q4 1:24 · MIN 113-119 LAC
- Turnover
Robert Covington out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:19 · MIN 117-122 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:37 · MIN 7-14 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 3:36 · MIN 51-59 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 11:15 · MIN 58-74 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard bad pass
Q4 1:25 · MIN 113-119 LAC
- Turnover
Paul George turnover
Q4 1:15 · MIN 113-119 LAC
- Missed FT
Derrick Walton Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIN 117-122 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
