⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better 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, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
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 4 down to 4 up
Q3 8:06 · LAC 54-50 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:41 · LAC 82-85 MIN
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:42 · LAC 88-92 MIN
- Turnover
Derrick Jones Jr. bad pass turnover
Q4 0:10 · LAC 88-94 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Ayo Dosunmu stole it from Derrick Jones Jr.
Q4 0:10 · LAC 88-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jaden McDaniels flagrant foul type 1
Q3 10:03 · LAC 40-44 MIN
- Turnover
Naz Reid lost ball turnover
Q4 3:04 · LAC 82-85 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
