⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:53 · POR 69-71 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 11:21 · POR 92-89 MIN
- Ties it
Larry Nance Jr. hit a dunk
Q4 2:28 · POR 106-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:34 · POR 102-98 MIN
- Turnover
Norman Powell bad pass
Q4 1:27 · POR 106-108 MIN
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · POR 106-112 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 11:36 · POR 56-68 MIN
- Winner
Jarred Vanderbilt hit a dunk
Q4 1:48 · POR 106-108 MIN
- Steal
D'Angelo Russell stole it from Norman Powell
Q4 1:27 · POR 106-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:49 · POR 106-112 MIN
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · POR 106-112 MIN
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · POR 106-112 MIN
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
