⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 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
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better 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, 57 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
- A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23
Q2 7:55 · LAC 57-34 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q3 6:33 · LAC 85-63 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 35 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
