⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 52
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from Nicolas Batum
Q4 0:45 · MIN 103-110 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:15 · MIN 108-114 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chase Budinger lost ball turnover
Q4 2:35 · MIN 96-104 POR
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · MIN 104-110 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 1:44 · MIN 25-35 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 9:30 · MIN 88-98 POR
- Steal
Damian Lillard stole it from Chase Budinger
Q4 2:35 · MIN 96-104 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 0:45 · MIN 103-110 POR
- Missed FT
C.J. McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MIN 104-111 POR
- Missed FT
Robin Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MIN 106-114 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
