⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 31 free throws to their eighteen- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 23-11 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:56 · MIN 10-5 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 0:23 · MIN 52-45 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 7:10 · MIN 97-80 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:24 · MIN 103-97 LAC
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 0:11 · MIN 109-105 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 7:12 · MIN 37-38 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:43 · MIN 103-100 LAC
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 0:11 · MIN 109-105 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
