⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 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, 54 points inside to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:30 · MIN 19-11 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Taurean Prince turnover (lane violation)
Q4 3:38 · MIN 102-100 POR
- Turnover
Taurean Prince bad pass
Q4 0:49 · MIN 111-104 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · MIN 113-106 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:38 · MIN 29-24 POR
- Steal
Josh Hart stole it from Taurean Prince
Q4 0:49 · MIN 111-104 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe turnover
Q4 2:17 · MIN 107-100 POR
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · MIN 111-103 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
