⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of eleven from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35
- A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 3:04 · POR 22-16 MIN
- Steal
Martell Webster stole it from Anthony Carter
Q4 2:48 · POR 72-74 MIN
- Steal
Theo Ratliff stole it from Wally Szczerbiak
Q4 2:41 · POR 72-74 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack lost ball
Q4 2:36 · POR 72-74 MIN
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair offensive foul (Wally Szczerbiak draws the foul)
Q4 2:18 · POR 72-76 MIN
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair turnover
Q4 2:18 · POR 72-76 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:41 · POR 29-33 MIN
- Steal
Marko Jaric stole it from Jarrett Jack
Q4 2:36 · POR 72-74 MIN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q4 5:13 · POR 72-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Carter bad pass
Q4 2:48 · POR 72-74 MIN
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak bad pass
Q4 2:41 · POR 72-74 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · POR 72-80 MIN
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
