⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to four
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:06 · LAC 78-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
James Ennis III flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:21 · LAC 84-104 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 7:37 · LAC 30-46 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 7:56 · LAC 54-78 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q4 5:51 · LAC 84-111 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 34 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
