⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 sixteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 24 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 52
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 44
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 cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 3:40 · MIN 59-75 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jose Juan Barea technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:12 · MIN 34-47 POR
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea bad pass
Q4 0:50 · MIN 94-96 POR
- Turnover
Derrick Williams traveling
Q4 0:29 · MIN 94-98 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 11:06 · MIN 21-35 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 5:33 · MIN 51-73 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews possession lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · MIN 90-96 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 16 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
