⏱️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 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 36 from three
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their three
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:09 · MIN 23-18 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:06 · MIN 54-58 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:29 · MIN 107-115 LAC
- Turnover
Patrick Beverley bad pass
Q4 2:22 · MIN 113-121 LAC
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · MIN 113-121 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 9:59 · MIN 7-11 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 3:15 · MIN 23-27 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 8:32 · MIN 70-77 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 4:31 · MIN 107-115 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 14 | Threes made | 21 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 27 | Assists | 33 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
