⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 29-20 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- Went cold from three, nine of 26
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Norman Powell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:34 · LAC 75-79 MIN
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:21 · LAC 93-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 1:34 · LAC 75-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden McDaniels out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:47 · LAC 93-99 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 3:27 · LAC 93-99 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · LAC 101-107 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
