⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 0
- A 16-0 run took them from 15 down to 1 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 54
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:13 · MIN 9-0 LAC
- Ties it
Jaden McDaniels hit a dunk, Rudy Gobert with the assist
Q4 2:16 · MIN 84-84 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 3:22 · MIN 80-82 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 15 down to 1 up
Q1 0:00 · MIN 30-31 LAC
- Winner
Kawhi Leonard hit a 2-foot layup, James Harden with the assist
Q4 2:01 · MIN 84-86 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:59 · MIN 78-82 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
