⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 16 points behind 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 16 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 nine threes to their three- A 24-0 run took them from 17 down to 7 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 39
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:17 · MIN 8-1 POR
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from Mason Plumlee
Q4 1:29 · MIN 99-103 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:29 · MIN 97-101 POR
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 0:54 · MIN 101-103 POR
- Turnover
Kevin Martin lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · MIN 101-104 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:18 · MIN 34-28 POR
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run took them from 17 down to 7 up
Q2 6:50 · MIN 53-60 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 8:25 · MIN 89-99 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee bad pass
Q4 1:29 · MIN 99-103 POR
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIN 101-104 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
