⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 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
Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 29- Kept giving it away, 28 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 33-8 off them
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 46
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 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 6:15 · MIN 82-93 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:46 · MIN 90-95 POR
- Steal
Dante Cunningham stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 0:39 · MIN 94-97 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 4:41 · MIN 11-21 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 1:02 · MIN 92-97 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · MIN 94-97 POR
- Missed FT
Luke Babbitt misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIN 98-100 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
