⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 27- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 35 from 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 5 down to 4 up
Q4 6:04 · MIN 99-95 LAC
- Steal
D'Angelo Russell stole it from Ivica Zubac
Q4 1:41 · MIN 104-98 LAC
- Steal
Patrick Beverley stole it from Reggie Jackson
Q4 0:22 · MIN 107-101 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards offensive foul
Q4 1:35 · MIN 104-98 LAC
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards turnover
Q4 1:35 · MIN 104-98 LAC
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIN 109-104 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:27 · MIN 7-12 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:12 · MIN 97-95 LAC
- Turnover
Ivica Zubac bad pass
Q4 1:41 · MIN 104-98 LAC
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · MIN 107-101 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
