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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 19 | 26 | 23 | 37 | 105 |
 Timberwolves | 29 | 17 | 35 | 28 | 109 |
LACTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 36-8343.4% | 17-3943.6% | 16-1888.9% | 34 | 28 | 11 |
| MIN | 38-6756.7% | 13-2650.0% | 20-3164.5% | 41 | 25 | 17 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves109| 38 | 33 | 10-16 | 2-4 | 11-12 | 0 | +13 | +9.6 | |||||||
| 37 | 15 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0 | −1 | +3.8 | ||||||
| 37 | 17 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −3.6 | |||||
| 35 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 32 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −4.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 10 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.6 | |||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.0 | ||||
| 14 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.7 | ||||||
| Team | 109 | 38-6756.7% | 13-2650.0% | 41 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 20-3164.5% | 6 | 8 | 5 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Josh Minott, Shake Milton, Wendell Moore Jr., Leonard Miller, Jordan McLaughlin and Troy Brown Jr. (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers105| 42 | 16 | 5-19 | 4-13 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −8.6 | |||||
| 37 | 26 | 9-19 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +4.8 | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | 4-14 | 2-9 | 4-5 | 0 | −3 | −3.7 | |||||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −2.9 | |||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.3 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 24, Season high (his best before, 22) | 9-12 | 6-9, Season high (his best before, 4) | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +7.5 | |||||
| 29 | 12 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 0 | +2 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 16 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.7 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −2.1 | |||||
| Team | 105 | 36-8343.4% | 17-3943.6% | 34 | 28 | 11 | 24 | 16-1888.9% | 7 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 44 points on 16 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Bones Hyland, Brandon Boston and P.J. Tucker (coach’s decision); Ivica Zubac (injury/illness).
Timberwolves109Clippers105ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Anthony Edwards scored 33 points (20 in the third quarter), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the LA Clippers 109-105.
The Timberwolves took control with a 19-3 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 17.
The Clippers got within 103-100 on Norman Powell’s step-back 3-pointer with 1:10 to play, but Rudy Gobert answered with 2 free throws.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Clippers 5-1.
For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard had 26 points (14 in the paint) and 9 rebounds, and Powell added a season-high 24 points on 9 for 12 shooting off the bench. Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists off the bench. Powell scored 13 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves shot 56.7% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Clippers’ 43.4% and 43.6%. The Clippers got 7 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Timberwolves 23-11 off turnovers. The Timberwolves did not make a field goal in the last 3:14. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Clippers 42-26 in 17 minutes together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesLA ClippersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
89 points from the field on 67 shots: 16.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-17 | 76.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-19 | 47.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-5 | 60.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-9 | 55.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-17 | 47.1% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 20 | 9 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Terance Mann | 19 | 4 | 2-3 | −3 |
| Paul George | 11 | 7 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Russell Westbrook | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 4-8 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 25 | 4 | 2-3 | −5 |
| Russell Westbrook | 12 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Daniel Theis | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 7 | 3-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Theis | 26 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Mason Plumlee | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Paul George | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| James Harden | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 3 | 0-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAC
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Powell 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Harden 8 AST)
Q4 1:10
12.3%
97→85
Reid 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
Q1 4:25
10.9%
66→77
Leonard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (George 2 AST)
Q2 5:05
9.1%
58→49
Powell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
Q1 1:54
9.0%
77→68
Reid 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
Q2 11:24
9.0%
73→82
