⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 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
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- Go-ahead
Kevin Garnett hit a 6-foot jumper, Ricky Davis with the assist
Q4 1:07 · MIN 90-89 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 2:30 · MIN 92-89 POR
- Winner
Kevin Garnett hit a 15-foot two point shot, Trenton Hassell with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIN 94-93 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett traveling
Q4 0:20 · MIN 92-91 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:22 · MIN 4-10 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack offensive foul (Mike James draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · MIN 88-89 POR
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack turnover
Q4 1:23 · MIN 88-89 POR
- Turnover
Brandon Roy lost ball
Q4 0:54 · MIN 90-89 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
