⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-14 off them
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:00 · POR 48-51 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ruben Patterson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:19 · POR 79-85 MIN
- Missed FT
Ruben Patterson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:19 · POR 79-85 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:39 · POR 5-12 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 7:41 · POR 26-34 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 8:59 · POR 63-73 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:33 · POR 68-75 MIN
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:24 · POR 79-85 MIN
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:38 · POR 79-87 MIN
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
