⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 21 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, fifteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 29-16 off them- Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 8
- A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 29 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:03 · LAC 10-9 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 29
Q3 1:45 · LAC 57-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bones Hyland misses technical free throw
Q2 10:11 · LAC 17-41 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23
Q1 3:05 · LAC 14-37 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 35
Q3 10:34 · LAC 34-69 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 6:13 · LAC 68-99 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 13 | Assists | 31 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
