⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
-3Q130-29
+2Q219-16
+9Q331-22
0Q420-17
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 22
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 29-16 off them
Key battles
16Offensive rebounds4
1Blocks5
71%Three-point accuracy36%
58Rebounds29
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 71% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
