⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:30 · MIN 31-27 POR
- Ties it
Al Jefferson hit a two point shot, Kevin Love with the assist
Q4 2:45 · MIN 81-81 POR
- Go-ahead
Al Jefferson hit a 13-foot jumper
Q4 1:17 · MIN 83-82 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball
Q4 4:13 · MIN 77-75 POR
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball
Q4 3:04 · MIN 79-79 POR
- Turnover
Randy Foye lost ball
Q4 0:52 · MIN 83-84 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:44 · MIN 71-68 POR
- Lead
Greg Oden hit a slam dunk, Brandon Roy with the assist
Q4 2:58 · MIN 79-81 POR
- Winner
Brandon Roy hit a driving layup
Q4 1:04 · MIN 83-84 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joel Przybilla misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:12 · MIN 81-82 POR
- Turnover
Greg Oden lost ball
Q4 1:30 · MIN 81-82 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
