⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:03 · MIN 22-25 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 0:59 · MIN 76-61 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marko Jaric Bad Pass. Stolen by Darius Miles.
Q4 2:57 · MIN 82-77 POR
- Turnover
Trenton Hassell Bad Pass
Q4 2:32 · MIN 82-79 POR
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Bad Pass. Stolen by Joel Przybilla.
Q4 1:49 · MIN 82-79 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 6:33 · MIN 8-17 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 11:00 · MIN 76-72 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:31 · MIN 82-81 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Miles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:46 · MIN 84-81 POR
- Turnover
Joel Przybilla Bad Pass. Stolen by Trenton Hassell.
Q4 0:01 · MIN 90-86 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
