⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen
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 1 down to 8 up
Q2 11:12 · MIN 35-27 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 5:33 · MIN 72-61 LAC
- Winner
Anthony Edwards hit a 25-foot threeer, Rudy Gobert with the assist
Q4 2:24 · MIN 92-90 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:45 · MIN 89-90 LAC
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · MIN 92-90 LAC
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:10 · MIN 93-90 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:17 · MIN 72-69 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 6:30 · MIN 87-90 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kris Dunn bad pass
Q4 3:45 · MIN 87-90 LAC
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · MIN 93-90 LAC
- Turnover
Kris Dunn lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · MIN 93-92 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 17 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
