⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
0Q126-28
+9Q224-17
-6Q321-27
-4Q422-23
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, seventeen free throws to their seven- Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 30
Key battles
9Fast break points2
4Free throws made12
14Points off turnovers8
7Turnovers12
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
