⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · POR 81-81 MIN
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:31 · POR 81-81 MIN
- Turnover
Steve Blake lost ball
Q4 0:36 · POR 87-83 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 7:43 · POR 77-79 MIN
- Steal
Marcus Banks stole it from Steve Blake
Q4 0:36 · POR 87-83 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses technical free throw
Q4 8:32 · POR 75-67 MIN
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:46 · POR 77-79 MIN
- Turnover
Marcus Banks traveling
Q4 0:53 · POR 87-83 MIN
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
