⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:21 · MIN 84-86 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Ed Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:44 · MIN 24-16 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 11:15 · MIN 56-59 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 3:36 · MIN 69-79 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 7:28 · MIN 87-100 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses technical free throw
Q1 3:44 · MIN 24-16 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
