⏱️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 but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Made eight threes to their one- They went cold, one of nine from three
- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 5:20 · MIN 51-42 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robert Pack Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 2:56 · MIN 88-93 POR
- Missed FT
Joe Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:22 · MIN 92-99 POR
- Missed FT
Joe Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:22 · MIN 92-99 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 0:48 · MIN 32-34 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q1 7:48 · MIN 12-8 POR
- Technical
Dale Davis Technical Foul
Q2 3:59 · MIN 47-42 POR
- Missed FT
Dale Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:38 · MIN 92-98 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
