⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 25 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
Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 18- A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 0:01 · POR 36-29 MIN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18
Q2 8:17 · POR 54-36 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 30
Q3 7:56 · POR 95-65 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q3 2:58 · POR 101-77 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18
Q4 9:33 · POR 115-97 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
