⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 33 from three
- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
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 dragged them back level
Q1 8:42 · MIN 10-10 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:23 · MIN 56-63 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Clark misses technical free throw
Q4 3:30 · MIN 82-109 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:00 · MIN 2-10 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 4:25 · MIN 38-52 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 5:24 · MIN 56-73 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Kris Dunn and Julius Randle
Q4 4:59 · MIN 80-102 LAC
📊The numbers
| MIN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
