⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 points behind 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q3 10:12 · MIN 67-57 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 10:53 · MIN 87-78 LAC
- Go-ahead
Jaden McDaniels hit a 23-foot three jumper, Anthony Edwards with the assist
Q4 1:49 · MIN 100-98 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert bad pass
Q4 3:16 · MIN 94-96 LAC
- Missed FT
Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MIN 106-101 LAC
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIN 107-103 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 7:40 · MIN 7-15 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 1:42 · MIN 77-78 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 6:19 · MIN 91-96 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 3:10 · MIN 94-96 LAC
- Missed FT
Derrick Jones Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIN 108-104 LAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:03 · MIN 108-106 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
