⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:23 · LAC 10-5 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:16 · LAC 24-14 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 8:47 · LAC 48-33 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 24
Q4 9:41 · LAC 108-84 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 21 | Threes made | 17 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
