⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 21-13 off them- Went cold from three, nine of 30
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
- Go-ahead
Anthony Edwards hit a 25-foot three jumper, Rudy Gobert with the assist
Q4 2:55 · MIN 99-98 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:31 · MIN 96-98 POR
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:22 · MIN 99-98 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:16 · MIN 84-82 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 10:33 · MIN 88-91 POR
- Winner
Skylar Mays hit a two point shot
Q4 1:29 · MIN 100-102 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Drew Eubanks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIN 105-107 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
