⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 36- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 34
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:44 · MIN 11-0 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 4:21 · MIN 56-39 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaden McDaniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:30 · MIN 29-7 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q2 11:42 · MIN 36-25 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 28
Q4 8:34 · MIN 99-71 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q4 3:51 · MIN 112-87 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Assists | 18 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
