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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 28 | 21 | 40 | 32 | 121 |
 Clippers | 24 | 29 | 19 | 28 | 100 |
MINTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 46-8653.5% | 11-3432.4% | 18-1994.7% | 41 | 33 | 11 |
| LAC | 34-8440.5% | 9-2832.1% | 23-2688.5% | 36 | 20 | 13 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves121| 33 | 17 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +9 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 23 | 8-18 | 1-11 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +4.8 | ||||||
| 27 | 24 | 8-12 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +6.2 | ||||||
| 25 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +2.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −3.7 | |||||
| 24 | 15 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.9 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.6 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.0 | |
| Team | 121 | 46-8653.5% | 11-3432.4% | 41 | 33 | 11 | 20 | 18-1994.7% | 9 | 9 | 7 | |||
Bench 41 points on 17 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Wendell Moore Jr. (injury/illness).
LA Clippers100| 32 | 17 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −9 | +3.9 | |||||
| 30 | 18 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | −15 | −1.9 | |||||||
| 30 | 18 | 5-16 | 2-8 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +0.3 | |||||
| 25 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | +0.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 11 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 26 | 10 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | +0.3 | ||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −5.2 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.1 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.6 | |||
| Team | 100 | 34-8440.5% | 9-2832.1% | 36 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 23-2688.5% | 10 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 39 points on 13 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Bones Hyland and P.J. Tucker (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves121Clippers100ClickTap 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.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points (14 in the paint), and the Minnesota Timberwolves closed the third quarter on a 27-8 run to beat the LA Clippers 121-100.
The Timberwolves led by as many as 24, pulling away with a 29-8 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Anthony Edwards had 23 points (14 in the paint) and 8 assists.
For the Clippers, Paul George scored 18 points but shot 5 for 16.
The Timberwolves shot 53.5% from the field and 32.4% from 3 to the Clippers’ 40.5% and 32.1%. They outscored the Clippers 64-42 in the paint.
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).
103 points from the field on 86 shots: 5.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-32 | 71.9% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-15 | 60.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-5 | 60.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-10 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-24 | 25.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | 13 | 3 | 0-2 | −2 |
| James Harden | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 7 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Mason Plumlee | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 16 | 7-7 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terance Mann | 17 | 4 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Amir Coffey | 11 | 7 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Paul George | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 16 | 5-10 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivica Zubac | 26 | 6 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Paul George | 13 | 9 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Russell Westbrook | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Terance Mann | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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.
LAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIN
50/50
LAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Westbrook 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Harden 5 AST)
Q3 4:56
11.6%
37→49
George 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Mann 1 AST)
Q2 0:25
11.1%
47→58
Harden 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q3 9:04
10.0%
35→45
McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Edwards 5 AST)
Q3 6:36
9.5%
59→49
George 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q3 7:23
9.2%
44→53
