⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 49 rebounds to 39- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:38 · POR 11-6 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 0:00 · POR 39-24 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 2:25 · POR 87-63 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
