⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 49
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:26 · POR 23-23 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 6:48 · POR 84-74 MIN
- Steal
Al-Farouq Aminu stole it from Andrew Wiggins
Q4 1:31 · POR 91-83 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · POR 90-83 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:11 · POR 11-16 MIN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:30 · POR 96-93 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 1:31 · POR 91-83 MIN
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
