⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 7:52 · POR 34-28 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 8:47 · POR 80-59 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Stoudamire missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 9:22 · POR 0-6 MIN
- Technical
Zach Randolph Technical Foul
Q3 3:00 · POR 58-49 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:15 · POR 0-9 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
