⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 22-11 off them- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 56
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 60
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third 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 dragged them back level
Q3 8:41 · MIN 76-76 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:32 · MIN 97-93 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:41 · MIN 15-28 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 8:38 · MIN 101-106 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses technical free throw
Q3 11:46 · MIN 57-66 POR
- Missed FT
Gary Trent Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · MIN 117-123 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
