⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
Made eleven threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 32
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 22-14 off them
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 4:11 · POR 56-42 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 3:39 · POR 91-70 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 7:18 · POR 42-37 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
