⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
Q2 4:00 · MIN 45-38 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Darius Miles.
Q4 4:50 · MIN 89-83 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 0:50 · MIN 23-32 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 0:59 · MIN 45-49 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 4:16 · MIN 62-55 POR
- Missed FT
Darius Miles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:20 · MIN 91-85 POR
- Missed FT
Darius Miles missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:20 · MIN 91-85 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
