⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 21
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:19 · POR 84-82 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 6:17 · POR 95-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses technical free throw
Q1 0:17 · POR 17-24 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 7:36 · POR 13-16 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 5:50 · POR 36-47 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:06 · POR 106-99 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Taj Gibson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:17 · POR 17-24 MIN
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:52 · POR 41-49 MIN
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 4:32 · POR 89-86 MIN
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 6 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 18 | Blocks | 24 |
