⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eleven- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 28-14 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:00 · LAC 12-2 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 3:08 · LAC 68-57 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 10:06 · LAC 123-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses technical free throw
Q4 8:09 · LAC 126-102 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 6:54 · LAC 95-85 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul
Q4 7:40 · LAC 128-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 19 | Threes made | 11 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 36 | Assists | 32 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
