⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:33 · POR 37-39 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 0:06 · POR 77-74 MIN
- Winner
Juan Dixon hit a 24-foot three jumper, Brandon Roy with the assist
Q4 0:06 · POR 88-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Juan Dixon misses technical free throw
Q4 11:18 · POR 69-74 MIN
- Turnover
Zach Randolph offensive foul (Mark Blount draws the foul)
Q4 1:47 · POR 83-84 MIN
- Turnover
Zach Randolph turnover
Q4 1:47 · POR 83-84 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
