⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 47- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:23 · MIN 12-5 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Smith Bad Pass
Q4 1:46 · MIN 81-85 POR
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Traveling
OT 4:41 · MIN 85-87 POR
- Turnover
Joe Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Bonzi Wells.
OT 3:11 · MIN 88-91 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 7:13 · MIN 56-68 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:09 · MIN 81-85 POR
- Turnover
Scottie Pippen Lost Ball
Q4 0:43 · MIN 83-87 POR
- Missed FT
Bonzi Wells missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 3:08 · MIN 88-91 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
