⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 8:41 · MIN 47-32 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
Q4 4:00 · MIN 94-98 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ed Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · MIN 96-103 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:49 · MIN 103-105 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
