⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
+9Q125-16
-3Q224-25
-10Q319-30
-4Q424-25
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 18-8 off them- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 41
Key battles
2Steals9
9Offensive rebounds3
8Points off turnovers18
18Turnovers8
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
