⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 30
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 dragged them back level
Q2 0:36 · MIN 48-48 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett double technical foul
Q2 0:36 · MIN 40-48 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:58 · MIN 76-82 POR
- Turnover
Marko Jaric bad pass
Q4 1:08 · MIN 76-82 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Steal
Ruben Patterson stole it from Marko Jaric
Q4 1:08 · MIN 76-82 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses technical free throw
Q4 10:38 · MIN 66-67 POR
- Turnover
Viktor Khryapa bad pass
Q4 4:01 · MIN 74-80 POR
- Missed FT
Steve Blake misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · MIN 79-86 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
