⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:24 · MIN 13-8 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 5:45 · MIN 131-118 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Beasley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:16 · MIN 78-76 POR
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:55 · MIN 125-118 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 2:05 · MIN 32-37 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:15 · MIN 111-110 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 36 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
