⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 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, 9 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:08 · POR 56-57 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 0:26 · POR 76-70 MIN
- Winner
Brandon Roy hit a 12-foot two point shot
Q4 0:31 · POR 95-93 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:21 · POR 18-26 MIN
- Ties it
Mike Miller hit a 26-foot three jumper, Al Jefferson with the assist
Q4 2:24 · POR 87-87 MIN
- Ties it
Al Jefferson hit a two point shot
Q4 0:47 · POR 93-93 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:47 · POR 93-93 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 0:03 · POR 97-93 MIN
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
