⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 22 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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 34- A 19-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 32 in the second quarter
- Made seven threes to their fourteen
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5 in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 0:29 · MIN 41-22 POR
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 32
Q2 9:42 · MIN 62-30 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 1:47 · MIN 98-75 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love lost ball turnover
Q4 0:55 · MIN 114-106 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17
Q3 10:33 · MIN 72-55 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 5:09 · MIN 80-70 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:28 · MIN 114-109 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 0:42 · MIN 116-109 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
