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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 18 | 31 | 18 | 22 | 89 |
 Timberwolves | 30 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 88 |
LACTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 32-8537.6% | 10-3429.4% | 15-1788.2% | 40 | 17 | 9 |
| MIN | 31-8038.8% | 9-3327.3% | 17-1894.4% | 54 | 24 | 15 |
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LA Clippers89| 38 | 32 | 12-26 | 1-4 | 7-8 | −11 | +2.6 | ||||||||
| 34 | 15 | 5-16 | 3-11 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +2 | −6.7 | ||||||
| 34 | 4 | 0-10 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 0 | −10 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −0.3 | |||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.0 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 27 | 24 | 9-13 | 6-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +6.5 | |||||
| 25 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −4.2 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −4.3 | ||
| Team | 89 | 32-8537.6% | 10-3429.4% | 40 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 15-1788.2% | 7 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 30 points on 12 for 28 shooting
Did not play: P.J. Tucker, Mason Plumlee, Xavier Moon and Brandon Boston (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves88| 40 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 37 | 27 | 9-20 | 3-10 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 34 | 18 | 7-18 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 33 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | −7.5 | ||||||
| 28 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −8.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 3 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | −18 | −5.1 | |||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.7 | ||||
| 14 | 8 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 11 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +0.9 | |||
| Team | 88 | 31-8038.8% | 9-3327.3% | 54 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 17-1894.4% | 12 | 4 | 7 | |||
Bench 25 points on 7 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Jordan McLaughlin, Daishen Nix, Wendell Moore Jr. and Josh Minott (coach’s decision).
Clippers89Timberwolves88ClickTap 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.
Norman Powell scored 24 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the LA Clippers rallied from 16 points down in the first quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 89-88.
The Clippers trailed 23-7 with 5:11 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Timberwolves 82-65 the rest of the way.
Anthony Edwards’ driving dunk made it 89-88 with 3 seconds left.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 10. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 6 of the Timberwolves’ 10 on 2 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points (18 in the paint).
For the Timberwolves, Edwards had 27 points and 3 steals.
The Timberwolves forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Clippers outscored the Timberwolves 19-0 on the fast break. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Clippers 39-20 in 16 minutes together.
LA ClippersMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, 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. The Clippers’ chance bottomed out at 9.5% (1st quarter, 1:34 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
74 points from the field on 85 shots: 13.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 8-15 | 53.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 10-22 | 45.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-14 | 28.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-3 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-31 | 29.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 33 | 15 | 7-12 | +3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 12 | 5 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Kyle Anderson | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 4 | 6 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 9 | 3-9 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 18 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 12 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Monte Morris | 6 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Mike Conley | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 18 | 0 | 0-5 | −6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 15 | 5 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Kyle Anderson | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 2-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 21 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
Leonard 2' Cutting Layup Shot (29 PTS) (Harden 10 AST)
Q4 2:01
27.0%
57→30
McDaniels 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Gobert 2 AST)
Q4 2:16
22.7%
34→56
George 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q4 8:03
19.1%
62→43
Morris 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 6 AST)
Q4 7:38
19.1%
43→62
Powell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Harden 9 AST)
Q4 4:45
16.0%
43→27
