⏱️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 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made 26 threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, 26 of 44 from three
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 6:05 · MIN 62-47 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 6:38 · MIN 100-74 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q4 3:17 · MIN 140-112 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Okogie misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 5:22 · MIN 60-47 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 7:55 · MIN 92-74 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Montrezl Harrell flagrant foul type 1
Q2 5:22 · MIN 59-47 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 26 | Threes made | 9 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 39 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
