⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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, 44 rebounds to 32
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:33 · MIN 8-0 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:07 · MIN 35-34 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:25 · MIN 51-45 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Bad Pass
Q4 2:21 · MIN 88-81 POR
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Offensive Foul. Sprewell's 2nd Personal Foul, Minnesota's 4th Team Foul.
Q4 0:59 · MIN 88-81 POR
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Foul
Q4 0:59 · MIN 88-81 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 8:45 · MIN 12-10 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 5:33 · MIN 16-23 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Theo Ratliff Bad Pass
Q4 2:36 · MIN 88-81 POR
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Bad Pass. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 0:25 · MIN 90-85 POR
- Turnover
Derek Anderson Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 0:10 · MIN 92-85 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
