⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+2Q120-19
+7Q220-17
-17Q318-29
+1Q423-23
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of ten from three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen
- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their six
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
22%Three-point accuracy60%
2Threes made6
13Free throws made24
6Turnovers12
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
