⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 10:17 · MIN 36-28 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:33 · MIN 75-75 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine lost ball turnover
Q4 1:53 · MIN 84-88 POR
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · MIN 84-88 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:15 · MIN 53-53 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 5:41 · MIN 55-61 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:09 · MIN 75-83 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 3:15 · MIN 82-85 POR
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MIN 89-93 POR
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MIN 89-93 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
