Well, the first quarter was fun, right? Minnesota opened the game well, led by Ricky Rubio who had eight points in the first frame.
The fun didn’t last long, though, as the defense eroded in the second quarter and Minnesota lost reach of the Clippers. All of my notes for the second frame are some variation of “Player X (take your pick) guarding Lou Williams is a disaster.” There were at least three names you could fill in there, but it really was Lou who killed them. By halftime, Williams had 15 points and 5 assists on 5-for-6 shooting.